Early in March 1930 DH Lawrence died of tuberculosis. Guilty of hero worship on many counts, the book seems to celebrate Lawrence’s nasty, neurotic personality. Burning Man: The Ascent of DH Lawrence begins by citing an infamous censorship trial that secured Lawrence’s place in literary history. “I always feel as if I stood naked for the fire of Almighty God to go through me,” Lawrence confessed to Edward Garnett in February 1913. Lawrence confessed to Dorothy Brett he suffered from a similar psychotic disorder.

Source: Irish Independent June 06, 2021 01:39 UTC