D. H. Lawrence and the Medusa: The Bible, Mythology, and Quarrelling Couples in the Leadership novels

Abstract

The feminist quarrel with Lawrence over his alleged promotion of masculine supremacy has been disputed in many ways. Kate Millett actively seeks out hidden motives to explain why focalization happens to bear on female characters, when she writes, “It’s through a feminine consciousness that his masculine message is conveyed” (239). She quotes Simone de Beauvoir, who regarded Lawrence’s writings as counselling manuals for women (Millett 239). Closer to Anais Nin’s view that Lawrence’s “intuitiv...