In this new and original study, Simon Casey explores the long-neglected link between D. H. Lawrence and philosophical anarchism. Focusing on the writings of some of the major anarchists-with particular emphasis on Stirner, Godwin, Bakunin and Thoreau-this book argues that the conceptual parallels between Lawrence and anarchism are strong and extensive and that reading Lawrence within the context of this tradition significantly enhances any understanding of his work. Lawrence's faith in the essential decency of human nature, his forceful defense of individual liberty, and his intolerance of all forms of domination and control all reflect the essential features of anarchism. Naked Liberty and the World of Desire looks at where these attitudes find explicit articulation in Lawrence's essays, poems, and letters, and shows how they are illustrated in his major works of fiction.
Author(s): Simon Casey
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 160
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 11
Note......Page 13
Introduction......Page 14
CHAPTER ONE The Radical Individualism of D.H.Lawrence and Max Stirner......Page 27
CHAPTER TWO The Presence of Compulsion......Page 49
CHAPTER THREE The Constituents of Freedom......Page 67
CHAPTER FOUR Marriage and the Established Order......Page 84
CHAPTER FIVE Natural Aristocracy and Lawrence’s Double Vision......Page 101
CHAPTER SIX The Making of an Anarchist in Kangaroo......Page 114
Conclusion......Page 129
Quotations from Lawrence’s Essays......Page 133
Notes......Page 137
Works Cited......Page 151
Index......Page 157
