D.H. Lawrence

An English novelist and poet, D.H. Lawrence was born September 11, 1885, in Nottingham, England. He was the son of a coal miner and a school teacher. His mother, the school teacher, was socially superior. She constantly tried to alienate her children from their father. The difference in social status between his parent’s was a recurrent motif in Lawrence’s fiction. David Herbert was ranked among the most influential and controversial literary figures of the …

…day-to-day experiences in the world. Such a theme came from the alienation between his parents. Many people had their own opinions of the type of writing David Herbert did. The controversy in his writing ranged from: “charming, wise, and sympathetic” to “tortured, sick, and filled with hatred.” D.H. Lawrence had consumption from early in his life. He would not admit to it. He continued to write until the time of his death on March 2, 1930.