{"product_id":"9781593082581","title":"Women in Love (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eWomen in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eD. H. Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of the most versatile and influential figures in twentieth-century literature, \u003cb\u003eD. H. Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e was a master craftsman and profound thinker whose celebration of sexuality in an over-intellectualized world opened the door to that topic for countless writers after him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps his finest novel, \u003ci\u003eWomen in Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1920) continues the story of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, who first appeared in Lawrence’s novel \u003ci\u003eThe Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e (1915). The story contrasts the passionate love affairs of Ursula and Rupert Birkin, a character often seen as a self-portrait of Lawrence, with that of Gudrun and Gerald Crich, an icily handsome mining industrialist. Birkin, an introspective misanthrope, struggles to reconcile his metaphysical drive for self-fulfillment with Ursula’s practical view of sentimental passion. As they fight their way through to a mutually satisfying relationship—and eventual marriage—Gudrun and Crich’s sadomasochistic love affair careens toward a disastrous conclusion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dark, disturbing, yet beautiful exploration of love in an increasingly violent and destructive world, Women in Love nevertheless holds out the hope of individual and collective rebirth through human intensity and passion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman Loftis\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, and filmmaker. His works include \u003ci\u003eExiles and Voyages\u003c\/i\u003e (poetry, 1969), \u003ci\u003eBlack Anima\u003c\/i\u003e (poetry, 1973), \u003ci\u003eLife Force\u003c\/i\u003e (novel, 1982), \u003ci\u003eFrom Barbarism to Decadence\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), and \u003ci\u003eCondition Zero\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). His feature films include \u003ci\u003eSchaman\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), the award-winning\u003ci\u003e Small Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), and \u003ci\u003eMessenger\u003c\/i\u003e (1995). He is currently Chair of the Department of Literature at the Brooklyn Campus of the College of New Rochelle and is on the faculty at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, where he has taught since 1970.","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031132553456,"sku":"9781593082581","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593082581_p0.jpg?v=1763808366","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593082581","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}