Mornings in Mexico and Other Essays (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 6/11/2009
EAN 9780521652926, ISBN10: 0521652928
Hardcover, 454 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
This book is a critical edition of D. H. Lawrence's complete essays about Mexican and Southwestern Indians, both those published in 1927 as Mornings in Mexico, and the other essays Lawrence wrote about them during his American years. The number of essays, therefore, is more than double that of all previous editions. The early version of 'Pan in America' appears here for the first time, as do previously unpublished passages in other essays. The texts are informed by all extant manuscripts, typescripts, and early publications, with a full textual apparatus revealing Lawrence's revisions. The volume includes extensive notes and appendices with information on Mesoamerican mythology and history. Lawrence's interest in and real affection for the region and its peoples went beyond the travel writing genre and these essays hold significance not only for those interested in Lawrence but also in the wider context of the cultures of Mexico and the Southwest.
Chronology
Introduction
Note on the texts
Mornings in Mexico
Corasmin and the parrots
Walk to Huayapa
The Mozo
Market day
Indians and entertainment
The dance of the sprouting corn
The Hopi snake dance
A little moonshine with lemon
Other Essays, 1922–8
Certain Americans and an Englishman
Indians and an Englishman
Taos
Au Revoir, USA
Dear old horse, a London letter
Paris letter
Letter from Germany
Pan in America
See Mexico after, by Luis Q.
New Mexico
Appendix I. 'Just back from the snake dance'
Appendix II. ['Indians and an Englishman' and 'Certain Americans and an Englishman']
early fragment in Luhan
Appendix III. 'Pan in America'
early version
Appendix IV. ['See Mexico After, by Luis Q.'] (Early fragments)
Appendix V. Mesoamerican and Southwestern American myth
Appendix VI. History timelines
Appendix VII. Maps
Explanatory notes
Textual apparatus
Glossary
Line-end hyphenation.
'This is a magnificent book! The collection of essays covers almost all that Lawrence was thinking about the importance of the American world between 1922 and 1928. ... For all Lawrence readers this is a volume to get, to dip into time and again for a refreshing voice of complete individual seriousness.' The Use of English