Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays (Cambridge Edition of the Works of D.H. Lawrence) (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence)
Cambridge University Press, 3/10/1988
EAN 9780521358477, ISBN10: 0521358477
Paperback, 552 pages, 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.9 cm
Language: English
Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays contains what Lawrence himself called the 'philosophicalish' essays written in the decade 1915–1925. The essays range from short pieces like 'Love' and 'Life' to the lengthy 'Education of the People'; from the light-hearted 'Climbing Down Pisgah' to the serious meditation 'Resurrection'; from political pieces like 'Democracy' and 'Aristocracy' to poetical essays on nature such as 'Whistling of Birds'. This edition restores what Lawrence himself wrote before typists, editors and compositors made the extensive alterations which have been followed in all previous versions of the texts. Sometimes entire passages, removed by mistake or for reasons of censorship, have been recovered. The introduction describes the genesis, textual history, and reception of the essays; the textual apparatus records variant readings; and the explanatory notes offer help with allusions and other points of difficulty in the texts.
General editor's preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Cue-titles
Introduction
Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays
Appendix I
Explanatory notes
Textual apparatus
Appendix II
A note on pounds, shillings and pence
Index.