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The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence

About 473 pages (141,992 words) in 39 products

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Author Biography

Name: David Herbert Lawrence
Birth Date: September 11, 1885
Death Date: March 2, 1930
Place of Birth: Eastwood, England
Place of Death: Venice, France
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer, novelist, poet, essayist

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Biography of David Herbert Lawrence
1316 words, approx. 4.4 pages
The English novelist, poet, and essayist David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) took as his major theme the relationship between men and women, which he regarded as disastrously wrong in his time. Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, on September 11, 1885, D....
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Biography of David Herbert Lawrence
19387 words, approx. 64.6 pages
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 relatively short life, he was a prolific author of fictions...
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Biography of D(avid) H(erbert Richards) Lawrence
18233 words, approx. 60.8 pages
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 relatively short life, he was a prolific author of fictions...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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"The Rocking-Horse Winner" Summary
3,189 words, approx. 11 pages
"The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence Born the son of a coal-mine employee in Nottinghamshire, England, in 1885, David Herbert Lawrence is one of English literature's most controversial figures. Several of his novels-most famously, Lady...
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The Rocking-Horse Winner Information
407 words, approx. 1 pages
"The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. It was first published in July 1926 in Harper's Bazaar and subsequently appeared in the first volume of Lawrence's collected short stories. It was made into a film under the same title in...


News and Journals
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The Washington Times
'Rocking Horse Winner' a subtle human exploration; Reissue comes with DVD extras.(WASHINGTON WEEKEND)
10/10/2002: 851 words, approx. 3 pages
Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES Despite its family-friendly title, screenwriter and director Anthony Pelissier's complex, disturbing 1950 fable The Rocking Horse Winner, drawn from a D.H. Lawrence story and newly issued by Home Vision Cinema ($39.95 DVD), is emphatically intended for adult viewers. It's...
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Daily Mail
A Rocking Horse For Every Reader
08/25/2007: 404 words, approx. 1 pages
A ROCKING HORSE FOR EVERY READER THE Daily Mail is giving you the chance to claim these beautiful plush rocking horses. Finished to a high standard, these traditional toys will provide hours of fun and should make a wonderful family heirloom that will...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Keith Wilson
5,558 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following essay, Wilson compares "The Rocking-Horse Winner" to a parable, addressing the story's use of anonymous characters and supernatural elements. The critic also examines how the characters in the story utilize language and how false meanings and unrecognized messages bear upon the tale's conclusion.
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Critical Essay by Michael Goldberg
5,000 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Goldberg outlines the similarities between "The Rocking-Horse Winner" and Charles Dickens's Dombey and Son, suggesting that "Lawrence's vision had been shaped in part by the Dickensian tradition. " The critic also takes issue with the numerous Freudian analyses of "The Rocking-Horse Winner."
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Critical Essay by W. S. Marks III
4,561 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following study, Marks asserts that specific writings by psychologist Sigmund Freud provide insight into "The Rocking-Horse Winner" and that Lawrence "seems to have made at least selective use" of Freud's work in constructing his short stories and novels.
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Evil of Greed in "The Rocking Horse Winner"
2,458 words, approx. 8 pages
Ikn D.H. Lawrence's novel,"The Rocking Horse Winner," greed is depicted as an evil that replaces love in the human heart and can obscure truth. The story focuses on the dysfunctional relationship between a mother and child.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Rocking Horse Winner
2,457 words, approx. 8 pages
The "Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence is a story, which emphasizes the battered relationship between a mother and her child. The author's work is known for its explorations of human nature and illustrates the nature of materialism.
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Essay Grade: 96%
The Rocking Horse Winner
1,321 words, approx. 4 pages
This essay shows how his use of character, plot, and symbol illustrate his theme of the story "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence.
 


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