The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence - ISBN: 9780141441382
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Generations, love, conflict: Modern England emerges, souls intertwined.

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  • Paperback

    528 pages

  • Release Date

    18 April 2007

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Summary

One of the great novels of the twentieth century, now in a wonderful new cover.

The Rainbow chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family over a period of more than 60 years, setting them against the emergence of modern England. The central figure of Ursula becomes the focus of Lawrence’s examination of relationships and the conflicts they bring, and the inextricable mingling of the physical and the spiritual. Suffused with biblical imagery, The Rainbow…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141441382
ISBN-10:0141441380
Author:D.H. Lawrence, Anne Fernihough, James Wood, Mark Kinkead-Weekes
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:528
Release Date:18 April 2007
Weight:382g
Dimensions:196mm x 129mm x 29mm
Series:Penguin Classics
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Critics Review

“Lawrence is the most Dostoevskian of English novelists, in whose best work conflicting ideological positions are brought into play and set up against each other in dialogue that is never simply or finally resolved.” -David Lodge

About The Author

D.H. Lawrence

D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), English novelist, storywriter, critic, poet and painter, one of the greatest figures in 20th-century English literature. Among his works, Sons and Lovers appeared in 1913, The Rainbow in 1915, Women In Love in 1920), and many others.

James Wood is a visiting professor at Harvard. His latest book is The Irresponsible Self- On Laughter and the Novel (Cape).

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