The Trespasser (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence) [Hardcover]

D. H. Lawrence (Author), Elizabeth Mansfield (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521222648 | ISBN-13: 978-0521222648 | Publication Date: March 31, 1982

D. H. Lawrence's second novel The Trespasser is based on the tragic love affair of his friend Helen Corke and her violin teacher. After reading Miss Corke's diary, Lawrence first urged her to write her story and then received her permission to do it himself. Between his rapid composition of the first draft in the spring and summer of 1910 and his final revisions in early 1912, Lawrence's view of Helen Corke, and consequently of her story, changed. The manuscript survives, and this edition presents the text for the first time as Lawrence wrote it, restoring his sentence-structure and punctuation and correcting numerous typesetters' errors. In her substantial introduction Elizabeth Mansfield explores the background of the novel, presents the complications of the publishing history and the novel's reception. A full textual apparatus records the history of the text and the editor annotates topical and other references.

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Book Description

This edition presents the restored text of Lawrence's second novel as he wrote it and includes a substantial introduction to the background of the novel, annotations for references and a discussion of Lawrence's general Wagnerian allusions.

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The Trespasser, Lawrence's second novel, was first published by Duckworth in 1912. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 31, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521222648
• ISBN-13: 978-0521222648
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,696,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A TEDIOUS SIMPLE TALE, April 13, 2010

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LINDA LEVEN "LINDALEVEN DOT COM" (NEW YORK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Trespasser (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence) (Paperback)

THIS SHORT, SIMPLE TALE IS TYPICAL OF LAWRENCE. A MARRIED MAN--A MUSICIAN-- UNHAPPY IN HIS MARRIAGE, HAS AN AFFAIR WITH HIS STUDENT. THEN HE CANNOT FACE HIS FAMILY AND COMMITS SUICIDE. AFTER HIS SUICIDE, LIFE GOES ON. HIS FAMILY SUCCEED WITHOUT HIM, AND HIS YOUNG MISTRESS FINDS ANOTHER MAN TO LOVE HER.
ITS IS SIMPLE AND PREDICTABLE. THE BULK OF THE PIECE DESCRIBES THE DAYS IN WHICH THE LOVERS SPEND SOME DAYS TOGETHER, ALONE, AT THE SEASHORE, ENJOYING LOVE AND NATURE. IT IS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, BUT I FOUND IT TIRESOME AFTER A WHILE. LAWRENCE WRITES NOVELS OF PURE POETRY, BUT THE TALE DID NOT KEEP ME INTERESTED. IF I WANT POETRY, I'LL READ IT!

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lawrence feels too Impressionable, November 30, 1999

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David Wilson - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Trespasser (Twentieth Century Classics) (Paperback)

The Trespasser is the tragic tale of Siemund, a music teacher with an unhappy family life, and his student, who becomes his lover. It isn't a worthless book, but your time would definately be better spent reading one of the famous Lawrence books - this is clearly the creation of a young, impressionable mind. For instance, Lawrence makes constant reference to Wagner's 'Ring' in the book, rubbing the reader's nose profusely in heavyhanded hints that Siemund is borrowed from the German composer's work.