Alchemical Creation: The Art of Transformation in D.H. Lawrence's "St. Mawr"

Autor/in	LaRubia-Prado, Francisco
Titel	Alchemical Creation: The Art of Transformation in D.H. Lawrence's "St. Mawr"
Quelle	In: International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2 (2015) 2-, S.155-174 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2291-7179
Schlagwörter	Authors; Novels; Creativity; Animals; Literary Devices; Power Structure; Self Concept; War; Psychological Patterns; History; Literary Criticism; Color + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Author; Autor; Autorin; Novel; Roman; Kreativität; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Literaturarbeit; Selbstkonzept; Krieg; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Literaturkritik; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe
Abstract	This paper explores a creative interpretation of D. H. Lawrence's novel "St. Mawr." Throughout the centuries, and across cultures, the presence of a distinctive horse (or horses) in a literary text--and more recently in films -- results in what appears to be an unvarying outcome: the restoration of equilibrium and wholeness in situations where balance and a sense of totality has been lost. Powerful illustrations of this phenomenon in Western and Eastern cultures are the medieval epic poem "El Cid," Heinrich von Kleist's "Michael Kohlhaas," Leo Tolstoy's "Kholstomer," Girish Karnad's "Hayavadana," Akira Kurosawa's "Kagemusha," or the recent theater hit (originally written as a novel) "War Horse," by Michael Morpurgo. D.H. Lawrence's "St. Mawr" (1924) belongs to this tradition, but whereas in the previously cited texts the relevance of the horse pertains to other themes--such as power, collective identity, the role of performance in human life, or the tragedy of war--the distinctiveness of Lawrence's text lies in the horse's centrality in the psychological transformation of one individual: Lou Witt. I am currently working on a book-length project that will include the cited texts and others showing, from a transcultural and trans-temporal perspective, how the centrality of horses in literature and film systematically responds to the same causes. Clearly, authors throughout history have validated what V. A. Kolve says about the uses of the horse in the Middle Ages, namely, that it is a "central image" through which human nature can be explored. [This article is reprinted with permission from the editors and author from a 2014 issue of "The D.H. Lawrence Review."] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) & Lost Prizes International (LPI). Postfach 12 40, D-89002, Ulm, Germany. Web site: http://www.ijtdc.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01