Concise Biography, History & Facts About David Herbert Lawrence Nationality - English Lifespan - 1883 - 1930 Father - Arthur Lawrence a miner Education - Nottingham University College, England Career - Poet , novelist - First Published - 1909 Famous books : Lady Chatterley's Lover and Sons and Lovers
Famous Poems by D. H. Lawrence Afternoon in School - The Last Lesson a poem Excursion a poem Letter from Town: On a Grey Morning in March a poem New Years Eve Tortoise Shout a poem
Famous Quote by D. H. Lawrence "Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot."
Additional Biography details about D. H. Lawrence Lawrence's idealistic theories about sexual relations, interest in mysticism and primitive religions, resulted in some of the most famous of the 20th Century's censorship cases. The explicit sexual content of Lady Chatterley's Lover became infamous in the late fifties / early sixties and led to this famous book being banned for many years. When it was later released it became a best selling novel and was subsequently made into a movie and televised version. Sons and Lovers were also immortalised in a movie version of the book which was famous for the nude wrestling scene featuring the English actors Alan Bates and Oliver Reed. D.H. Lawrence had quite a hard life, he suffered for much of his life from Tuberculosis, many of his works were perceived as obscene and were banned by the censors. He was persecuted during WW1 for supposedly having pro-German sympathies and so felt compelled to leave England for good. | |
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