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Instinct and intellect : a study in Lawrence's “sons & lovers”
Author
Source
Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2015), pp.48-61, 14 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract AR
The prominent English novelist, D.H.
Lawrence is one of those modern writers who Go deeper into the human mind and soul.
His novel Sons and Lovers is considered one of The most modern as well as controversial novels of the twentieth century.
This attempt Tends to judge the universality of Lawrence's claim, particularly sexual theory, with the Help of modern biological experiments and the results of relevant laboratory tests, Conducted by eminent psychologists and psychiatrists.
Through his masterpiece "Sons And Lovers" Lawrence has tried to universalize his sex theory which is supposed to be Guided by desires.
To him these desires are the fundamental factors of human life and Psyche other than any spiritual and moral functions.
Through this novel, Lawrence has Tried to probe the minds of his characters to discover the motives and desires hidden Therein and thus coming nearer to reality.
Moreover, he has described the struggle Through adolescence to adulthood, in all its aspects- mental, spiritual, sexual, and the Sensuous apprehension of human life.
Instinct looms large in this novel in all its Biological, psychological and metaphysical relations.
Instinct has much to do with Emotions than with intellect.
To many, it was Lawrence 's strong belief in instinct , and Sexuality as man's Path for salvation .
So Sons and Lovers was one of the first British Novels to deal explicitly with sexual matters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Utaywi, Ghanim Ubayd. 2015. Instinct and intellect : a study in Lawrence's “sons & lovers”. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities،Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.48-61.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-521238
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Utaywi, Ghanim Ubayd. Instinct and intellect : a study in Lawrence's “sons & lovers”. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities Vol. 23, no. 1 ( 2015), pp.48-61.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-521238
American Medical Association (AMA)
Utaywi, Ghanim Ubayd. Instinct and intellect : a study in Lawrence's “sons & lovers”. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities. 2015. Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.48-61.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-521238
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 60-61
Record ID
BIM-521238