D. H. Lawrence, Women in Love

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Women in Love

is widely regarded as D. H. Lawrence's greatest novel. It is a continuation of

The Rainbow

(1915), both novels originally having been intended as one novel,

The Sisters

, though in final form each work is self-contained. After difficulties in finding a publisher, understandable as

The Rainbow

had been prosecuted for obscenity,

Women in Love

was eventually privately published in New York in 1920 and in London in 1921. It is clear that both

The Rainbow

and

Women in Love

are major departures from the main tradition of the English novel with its emphasis on a realistic presentation of both character and environment. Lawrence's use of a heightened and more expressive prose than conventionally found in fiction led some of the first reviewers, such as Rebecca West in a review of

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Citation: Newton, Ken. "Women in Love". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2002 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=8853, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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