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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465630503321

Autore

Ellis David <1939->

Titolo

Death and the author [[electronic resource] ] : how D.H. Lawrence died, and was remembered / / David Ellis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-71806-8

9786611718060

0-19-156305-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

823/.912

B

Soggetti

Authors, English - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dying. Bandol -- Tuberculosis -- Denial -- The sanatorium -- Alternative medicine -- Being ill -- Death and the after-life -- Ending it all -- Death.  Andrew Morland --  Ad astra -- Visitors -- The hour of our death -- Famous last words -- Funeral -- Pilgrims -- Remembrance. Will-power -- Lying for truth -- Image rights -- Settling scores -- Celebrations -- Mortal remains -- Apotheosis -- Postscript: on the fear of death.

Sommario/riassunto

Organised around a dramatic account of D. H. Lawrence's desperate struggle against tuberculosis, and of the bizarre events which followed his death, this book offers a series of often grimly humorous reflections on death and dying. Lawrence is the main focus throughout but there are references to a number of other famous literary consumptives. - ;At the heart of Death and the Author is a dramatic account of D. H. Lawrence's desperate struggle against tuberculosis during his last days, and of certain, often bizarre events which followed his death. Around this narrative David Ellis offers a seri