"Sea and Sardinia" chronicles D.H. Lawrence's captivating journey through the island of Sardinia. Part travelogue, part autobiographical reflection, this evocative account offers a unique glimpse into the Mediterranean landscape and the author's personal experiences. Lawrence's observations paint a vivid portrait of the island's culture, people, and terrain, capturing the essence of his travels in Italy. This enduring work, originally published in 1921, showcases Lawrence's signature prose style, blending keen observation ...
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"Sea and Sardinia" chronicles D.H. Lawrence's captivating journey through the island of Sardinia. Part travelogue, part autobiographical reflection, this evocative account offers a unique glimpse into the Mediterranean landscape and the author's personal experiences. Lawrence's observations paint a vivid portrait of the island's culture, people, and terrain, capturing the essence of his travels in Italy. This enduring work, originally published in 1921, showcases Lawrence's signature prose style, blending keen observation with introspective musings. Readers interested in travel literature and literary biography will appreciate this timeless exploration of a place and a writer's soul. Travel with D.H. Lawrence as he navigates the "Sea and Sardinia," and discover the beauty and complexities of this captivating island. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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If you enjoy DH Lawrence, or like me are a grudging fan, you will enjoy this book. I bought it, as I?m sure many do, to take with me on a trip to the island, and if I had been looking for a comprehensive and objective account of the place then I would have been sorely disappointed. In contrast with his loftier (and more pretentious) depictions of other cultures, he has written a very personal, honest and intimate record of his travels. He seems to be in a bad mood most of the time, which serves to render the unapologetic arrogance and prejudices of a British male attitude in the 1920s with a lack of feigned objectivity, in a way that makes it more of an interesting study in itself than a wearisome bore; it is also very entertaining. I can only hope that the ?Queen Bee? accompanying him could hold her own as well as he makes out!
Some of his opinions, for example about the potential loss of individual traditions of dress in different cultures, are truly interesting insights into the time and place, as well as offering a retrospective window on the present. And then, in describing their frustrations, their discomfort in a cold inn; their little struggles, their comforts, he has written the most truthful, and therefore least arrogant description of the experience of being on holiday that I have read.
And if all of that is not of interest,still his descriptions of places and of people are unsurpassed. In passages layered impressionistically, he captures such a clarity of light, the tensions and reliefs of every gathering; in actions and looks writes the self of a person as if they were breathing beside you, so vividly that it is as if these are memories that you have gathered yourself. I feel as if I have visited Sardinia twice, in two different eras. And Sicily, although it is given so little space.
