The Risen Adam: D. H. Lawrence's Revisionist Typology
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0271028459 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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She utilizes manuscripts and sketches as well as his traditional works to show that a complex form of biblical symbolism affects both his form and content in unexpected ways. Showing Lawrence's familiarity with biblical typology from both written and visual sources, Virginia Hyde explores its many ironic and paradoxical versions in his works. His symbols are often traceable to iconographic models with typological significance.The Risen Adam includes pioneering treatments of the first Quetzalcoatl, the 1923
“The Risen Adam is an excellent, well-documented book on the influence of biblical types and patterns on Lawrence’s works. Schneider, University of Tennessee. Hyde shows convincingly that Lawrence was saturated with biblical typology and made extensive use of patriarchal types as well as the Christ figure in fashioning his central theme of resurrection.”—Daniel J
Virginia Hyde is Associate Professor of English at Washington State University, Pullman.
"Five Stars" according to Cheapskate99161. Some great insights from one of the leading D. H. Lawrence literary scholars