D.H. Lawrence's language of sacred experience

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"This book demonstrates how D.H. Lawrence's prophetic ambitions impelled him to create novels that would radically transform the consciousness of his readers. Charles Burack argues that Lawrence's major novels, beginning with The Rainbow, are structured as religious initiation rites that attempt to break down the reader's normative mindset and to evoke new, numinous experiences of self and world. Through careful analysis of narrative structure, literary technique, and sacred discourses, Burack shows that Lawrence tries to initiate the reader into his own version of religious vitalism."--Jacket.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  English Religious fiction,  History,  History and criticism,  Holy, The, in literature,  Reader-response criticism,  Religion,  Religion and literature,  Religion in literature,  Lawrence, d. h. (david herbert), 1885-1930,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  European,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers,  Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900,  Literary essays,  Literary studies: from c 1900 -.,  Literature

People: D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930)

Places: England

Times: 20th century