In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at the life of Lawrence—who was born the son of a miner and channeled his pain and inner conflict into his writing—and, in particular, examine the sharp insights into Western civilization, war, and love conveyed by the women he loved. A Miner’s Son Becomes a Writer Lawrence was born in 1885 in Eastwood, a coal-mining village in Nottinghamshire...
How does Hawthorne’s ‘The Scarlet Letter’ depict conflict and reconciliation in Puritan society?
In this blog post, we will examine how the conflict with Puritan society is revealed in the work and what clues to reconciliation it offers, by exploring Nathaniel Hawthorne’s life, his early literary career, and the background behind the creation of ‘The Scarlet Letter’. Early Life and Background Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts. The son of...
Between ‘erotic literature’ and ‘obscene literature,’ where does D. H. Lawrence’s literature stand?
Amidst the clash between machine civilization and human instinct, what did D. H. Lawrence explore? His literature and life illuminate sex, love, and the essence of human existence. As a novelist and poet celebrated across East and West, D. H. Lawrence stands as one of the 20th century’s most controversial writers. His literature was often misunderstood as either ‘erotic literature’...