In which I explore Lawrence’s ideas about focusing on self, not others.
Tag Archives: Man Who Died
D.H. Lawrence’s Egotistical Jesus
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The Dreadful Sound of Trump (not that one)
Wednesday On Monday I hosted what proved to be a lovely luncheon (an onion tart, ratatouille, and a trifle) for Vanderbilt University Librarian Valerie Hotchkiss, who was in Sewanee to discuss a presentation I will be giving at the university on the card game Speculation. Jane Austen fans will recognize it as the game played […]
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Stop and Smell Mary’s Perfume
The scene in John where Mary anoints Jesus’s feet with a costly perfume, Judas, who chastises her for wastefulness, reminds me of those earnest activists who can’t stop and smell the perfume. D. H. Lawrence explores a similar theme in “The Man Who Died.”
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It’s Not Always More Blessed to Give
Trollope, Shaw, and Lawrence can be seen as wrestling with the merits of self sacrifice.
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