Date of Award
1993
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Faraci, Mary
Abstract
A complex and compelling variation of the archetypal Oedipal complex, embodied in unorthodox, vigorous, and symbolic linguistic expression, Lawrence's work envelops the reader in a Promethean, didactic, life-affirming embrace of vitalism. The work involves a peculiar fusion and mirroring of souls, an intense and prolonged struggle with the self on the part of the character of Paul Morel, and an emergence the self or rebirth of the psyche. Within this tapestry, Lawrence has woven intricate threads of his philosophy of vitalism and blood-consciousness, utilizing universal, primordial archetypes which resound mnemonically in the psyche of the reader, urging humanity to embrace the mystical, universal, creative force of life, to repel the externalities of convention and repression, and to yearn and struggle to be alive.
Extent
125 p.
Recommended Citation
Livanios, Helen., "Threads of D. H. Lawrence's philosophy of vitalism in the tapestry of "Sons and Lovers"" (1993). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 526.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/526
Identifier
FADT14908
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters