Lawrence, David Herbert, 1885-1930
The plumed serpent / David Herbert Lawrence ; introduction by Cedric Watts - First edition - 404 pages ; 20 cm. - Wordsworth Classics . - Wordsworth Classics .
In this notorious late novel, Lawrence´s pagan imaginings burgeon. Kate Leslie, an Irish widow touring Mexico, becomes gradually involved with a charismatic leader, and she enters a sexual lelationship with his dark henchman.
As the two men conspire to revive the old Aztec religion and seize power, Kate is increasingly implicated in their "blood consciousness", phallic propaganda and right-wimg violence.
9781853232586
English novel
English literature
823.8 / / L419p
The plumed serpent / David Herbert Lawrence ; introduction by Cedric Watts - First edition - 404 pages ; 20 cm. - Wordsworth Classics . - Wordsworth Classics .
In this notorious late novel, Lawrence´s pagan imaginings burgeon. Kate Leslie, an Irish widow touring Mexico, becomes gradually involved with a charismatic leader, and she enters a sexual lelationship with his dark henchman.
As the two men conspire to revive the old Aztec religion and seize power, Kate is increasingly implicated in their "blood consciousness", phallic propaganda and right-wimg violence.
9781853232586
English novel
English literature
823.8 / / L419p