In this study of the Lady Chatterley novels, Masami Nakabayashi pays particular attention to D.H. Lawrence's language for the feelings and for the life of the unselfconscious, sexual body. The novels constantly find ways of verbalising the characters' internalised experiences as they occur in states of unselfconsciousness. Lawrence's language for sensual feelings and emotions has always been regarded as simply 'sexual' and no previous critics have explored or made sense of the complexities of his peculiar, but extremely sophisticated, writing practice in the Lady Chatterley novels. Lawrence was a habitual reviser of his work, and, despite the availability of reliable texts in the Cambridge edition, few critics have traced the nature and significance of his changes from one draft to the next. By examining and analysing the novels' particular linguistic revisions, Masami Nakabayashi reveals the textual impulse behind Lawrence's original conception and its subsequent change and development.

About the Author
Masami Nakabayashi obtained his PhD degree from the University of Nottingham in July 2006, and is an associate professor in the Department of English Language, Culture & Communication at Sagami Women's University, Japan.

Reviews
Masami Nakabayashi's analyses take the reader closer to what actually happens in Lawrence's writing in the Lady Chatterley novels than the work of any other literary critic. -- John Worthen, emeritus professor, the University of Nottingham



Book Information
ISBN 9780761855330
Author Nakabayashi, Masami
Format Paperback
Page Count 182
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 386g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm * 15mm