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Life with a Capital L

Essays Chosen and Introduced by Geoff Dyer
By D. H. Lawrence
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Life with a Capital L is a curated collection of D. H. Lawrence's diverse essays, showcasing his reflections on art, morality, obscenity, and more. Edited by Geoff Dyer, the selection spans topics from songbirds and Italy to literary figures like Thomas Hardy, revealing Lawrence's playful and candid voice across time.
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Ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, as well as fans of D. H. Lawrence's literary work who wish to explore his non-fiction writings and insights into creativity and human nature.

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A selection of D. H. Lawrence's writings on art, morality and obscenity, edited & selected by Geoff Dyer.

For D. H. Lawrence, the novel was the pinnacle, 'the one bright book of life', yet his non-fiction shows him at his most freewheeling and playful. This is a selection of his brilliantly varied essays, on subjects including art, morality, obscenity, songbirds, Italy, Thomas Hardy, the death of a porcupine in the Rocky Mountains and the narcissism of photographing ourselves.

Arranged chronologically to illuminate the patterns of Lawrence's thought over time, and including many little-known pieces, they reveal a writer of enduring freshness and force.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Geoff Dyer's selection brings to light some of Lawrence's most engaging and approachable essays. The collection is noted for its wit, humour, and provocative honesty, with many examples of Lawrence at his poetic best, as highlighted by Gerri Kimber in the Times Literary Supplement.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241344606

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 January 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by Geoff Dyer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 512

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir D. H. Lawrence Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

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 (1915), Women In Love (1920), and many others. Geoff Dyer is the author of four novels and numerous non-fiction books, including But Beautiful, which was awarded the Somerset Maugham Prize, and Out of Sheer Rage, which was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. The winner of a Lannan Literary Award, the International Centre of Photography's 2006 Infinity Award for writing on photography, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' E. M. Forster Award, a National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and a Windham-Campbell Prize for non-fiction, Dyer is a regular contributor to many publications in the UK and the US. He lives in California.

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