ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The extraordinary influence of D. H. Lawrence is largely based on his evangelistic call for the return by modern men and women to what he called ‘phallic consciousness. ‘ ‘My great religion, ’ he wrote, ‘is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lawrence sought to find this truth through his philosophy of “blood consciousness”. Understanding, he said, is not dependent upon cumulative knowledge, but rises from the depths of man’s own conscious being. There should be a polarity between the mental and instinctive facets of consciousness.

Detailed explanation-3: -2Lawrence had long believed in the duality of human consciousness, seeing a polarity between blood and mental consciousness. For him, mental consciousness was characterised by the exertion of human will, something that was demonstrated by an emphasis on science, mechanisation and materialism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lawrence is best known for his novels Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley’s Lover. In these books, Lawrence explores the possibilities for life within an industrial setting. In particular Lawrence is concerned with the nature of relationships that can be had within such a setting.

Detailed explanation-5: -Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence has been named the best biography of the year.