The Plumed Serpent (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence)

Clark, L. D.

ISBN 10: 0521294223 / ISBN 13: 9780521294225

Published by Cambridge University Press (edition Revised ed.), 1987

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Plumed Serpent (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (edition Revised ed.)
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521294223
• ISBN 13: 9780521294225
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Revised ed.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

The Plumed Serpent is set in Mexico in the 1920s, an era of political turmoil, and centres on a revolutionary movement to revive the religion of the ancient Aztecs. The brilliant vision of place, the violent action and the rituals and myth for the new religion all combine to make it one of Lawrence's most vivid novels. The Cambridge edition establishes for the first time a meticulously edited text based on the manuscript, typescript and proof material, nearly all of which survives. Several lengthy passages rejected in the course of composition and here included in the textual apparatus offer a close look at the intricacies of Lawrence's progress toward a final conception of the novel. Full annotation and appendixes on Mexican politics and Aztec religion are also provided to assist in comprehending the often arcane concepts to which Lawrence applied his imaginative power.

Book Description

The Plumed Serpent, one of Lawrence's most vivid novels, is set in Mexico in the 1920s and centres on the religion of the ancient Aztecs. The Cambridge edition establishes for the first time a meticulously edited text based on the manuscript, typescript and proof material, nearly all of which survives.