The Rainbow Summary
D. H. Lawrence

Biography EssayOne of the most widely discussed and renowned twentieth-century authors, D. H. Lawrence remains intriguing and problematic in terms of his biography, his writings, and his prophetic rol... Read more

Although D. H. Lawrence's fame is founded on his achievement as a novelist, he was, at least at the outset of his writing career, as interested in dramatic form as he was in the form of narrative fict... Read more

One of the most widely discussed and renowned twentieth-century authors, D. H. Lawrence remains intriguing and problematic in terms of his biography, his writings, and his prophetic role. In his relat... Read more

D. H. Lawrence was a brilliant and difficult man who often explored and exposed his complexities and contradictions in his published prose. Few modern writers of fiction have been as strikingly origin... Read more

In the following review, Eagle criticizes The Rainbow as "dull and monotonous," but defends the novel against censors. Last Saturday, at Bow Street, Mr. D. H. Lawrence's new no... Read more

In the following essay, Draper surveys The Rainbow, touching on elements of theme, character, style, and plot. The pursuit of self-fulfilment might be said to be the purpose or theme of all Lawrenc... Read more

In the following essay, Schwarz maintains that The Rainbow reveals Lawrence in the act of self-definition. A major subject of much modern literature is the author's quest for self-definition... Read more

In the following essay, Schleifer investigates the narrative strategies of The Rainbow, and argues that the ending of the novel is "continuous with the work as a whole." The last chap... Read more

In the following essay, Kinkead-Weekes examines the thematic movement of opposing forces toward conflict and possible synthesis in The Rainbow. The opening chapter of The Rainbow is, rather pointed... Read more

In the following essay, Sale analyses Lawrence's use of an original narrative technique in The Rainbow, while commenting on "the marked inferiority" of the second half of the nove... Read more

In the following essay, Engelberg describes the symbolic narrative of The Rainbow as that of a modern interpretation of the novel of maturation. I Late in his life, in 1933, Yeats read Sons and Lov... Read more

In the following essay, Kleinbard undertakes a psychological analysis of Will Brangwen. Lawrence's warning to Edward Garnett not to look for "the old stable ego of the character... Read more

In the following essay, Heldt analyses the relationship of Tom Brangwen and Lydia Lensky, based on the theories of love propounded by Lawrence in his other writings. Precisely what D. H. Lawrence m... Read more