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Written in Lawrence’s most productive period, Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious (1921) and Fantasia of the Unconscious (1922) were undertaken initially in response to psychoanalytic criticism of his novel Sons and Lovers. They soon developed more generally to propose an alternative to what Lawrence perceived as the Freudian psychoanalytic theory of the unconscious and the incest motive. The essays also develop his ideas about the upbringing and education of children, about marriage, and about social and even political action. Lawrence described them as ‘this pseudo-philosophy of mine which was deduced from the novels and poems, not the reverse. The absolute need one has for some sort of satisfactory mental attitude towards oneself and things in general makes one try to abstract some definite conclusions from one’s experiences as a writer and as a man’. These conclusions form an illuminating guide to his works and therein lies their peculiar value.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1368175 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 354 pages

Review
'… provides a fascinating outline of Lawrence’s career as editor, translator and reviewer. The commentary, in particular the impressively full explanatory notes, offer a most generous wealth of miscellaneous information.' Dr Dieter Mehl, Universität Bonn

About the Author
Bruce Steele is Senior Honorary Research Fellow at Monash University, Victoria. He has edited four volumes in The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence, and currently, with Clive Probyn, he is directing Monash University’s Henry Handel Richardson project which is producing the first complete critical edition of Richardson’s works.