Quetzalcoatl (New Directions Paperbook) [Paperback]

D. H. Lawrence (Author), Louis L. Martz (Editor, Introduction), D.H. Lawrence (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998 | Series: New Directions Paperbook (Book 864)

Now available for the first time as a paperbook, Quetzalcoatl is D.H. Lawrence's last "unpublished manuscript" and the early version of his great Mexican novel, The Plumed Serpent. Kate Burns is the widow of a failed Irish patriot, strong-minded and independent, who unlike the heroine of The Plumed Serpent, refuses to simply join the Mexican revolutionary movement based on a revival of the Aztec gods. Quetzalcoatl is arguably one of Lawrence's most feminist works: the rise of a revolution filtered through the consciousness of a woman of tremendous individuality. Quetzalcoatl, a more cohesive novel than The Plumed Serpent, is classic D. H. Lawrence-- for its vivid evocation of the Mexican culture and mythology, and its intensity of feeling and psychological insight. This edition includes an illuminating introduction and textual commentary by Sterling Professor of English at Yale, Louis Martz. "The Plumed Serpent," Martz says, "may be judged a success within its own mode of existence. For a different sort of novel, we may turn now to Quetzalcoatl."

Editorial Reviews

Review

Since the appearance of Mr. Noon, Quetzalcoatl has been the only full-length work by Lawrence to remain unpublished. This fascinating novel, with meticulous editing and an illuminating introduction by Louis Martz, is now presented to readers of Lawrence for the first time. -- L. D. Clark, Editor of the Cambridge Edition of The Plumed Serpent

Book Description

This edition of the original Quetzalcoatl, an early version of The Plumed Serpent, includes a record of all revisions and an introduction outlining its compositional history. Its publication here means that all Lawrence's novels, in their first, intermediate and final versions, are now available in the Cambridge edition. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811213854
• ISBN-13: 978-0811213851
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,066,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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