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Death and the Author
How D. H. Lawrence Died, and Was Remembered
David Ellis
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black-and-white frontispiece
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196x129mm
978-0-19-954665-7
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17 July 2008
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- A compelling account of the last days of D. H. Lawrence, and of events after his death
- Moves out from the story of Lawrence to offer a series of fascinating and often grimly humorous reflections on death and dying
- Includes extended references to a number of other famous literary consumptives such as Keats, Katherine Mansfield, Kafka, Chekhov, and George Orwell
- Fresh material will surprise those familiar with Lawrence
At the heart of Death and the Author is a dramatic account of D. H. Lawrence's desperate struggle against tuberculosis during his last days, and of certain, often bizarre events which followed his death. Around this narrative David Ellis offers a series of reflections about what it is like to have a disease for which there is no cure, the appeal of alternative medicine, the temptation of suicide for the terminally ill, the diminishing role of religion in modern life, the institution of famous last words, the consequences of dying intestate, and so on. These are clearly not the most immediately appealing of topics but they have an obvious significance for
everyone and the treatment of them here is by no means lugubrious (even if, in the nature of the case, most of the jokes fall into the category of gallows humour). Lawrence is the main focus throughout but there are extended references to a number of other famous literary consumptives such as Keats, Katherine Mansfield, Kafka, Chekhov, and George Orwell. Not a long book, Death and the author is divided into three parts called `Dying', `Death' and `Remembrance' and is made up of twenty-two short sections. Although it incorporates a good deal of original material, the annotation has been kept deliberately light. The aim has been to combine the drama of events - a good story - with a consideration of matters which must eventually concern us all, and to present the material in a lively and
accessible form.Readership: Anyone with a interest in D. H. Lawrence; anyone interested in exploring what it is like to have a disease for which there is no cure, the appeal of alternative medicine, the temptation of suicide for the terminally ill, the diminishing role of religion in modern life, the institution of famous last words, or the consequences of dying intestate
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David Ellis, Emeritus Professor at the University of Kent in Canterbury
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"David Ellis's book is graceful, grave and elegantly written. Frequently witty and always well chosen in its detail, it ranges much more widely than its ostensible subject matter." - William Palmer, Literary Review "Absorbing throughout" - Laura Dietz, Times Literary Supplement "If the subject is sombre, the account of Lawrence himself - great, complex, exasperating, brave - and the responses of his wife and various friends, are told with such verve and wit that I found myself laughing as I read." "A brilliant, humane book" - Steven Poole, The Guardian "Elegant, detailed and darkly humorous account of the demise of D H Lawrence." - Brian Dillon, Irish
Times "an elegant, detailed and darkly humorous account of the demise of DH Lawrence ... Ellis's biographical experiment is a profoundly instructive and moving success." - Brian Dillon, Irish Times "Ellis has a fine, mordant sense of humour that plays eloquently with the theme of consumption, that knell also of Keats, Katherine Mansfield, Kafka and Chekhov." - Iain Finlayson, The Times "a compelling book" - Victoria Glendinning, The Spectator "...replete with allusions...much factual detail with additional reverie on how people act in the face of death..." - Karl Orend, Times Literary Supplement
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Part One: Dying
1: Bandol
2: Tuberculosis
3: Denial
4: The sanatorium
5: Alternative medicine
6: Being ill
7: Death and the after-life
8: Ending it all
Part Two: Death
9: Andrew Morland
10: Ad Astra
11: Visitors
12: The hour of our death
13: Famous last words
14: Funeral
15: Pilgrims
Part Three: Remembrance
16: Will power
17: Lying for truth
18: Image rights
19: Settling scores
20: Celebrations
21: Mortal remains
22: Apotheosis
Postscript: on the fear of death
Acknowledgements and sources
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