Anthony Burgess Speaks: 1985 — The Rage of D.H. Lawrence (1/4)

[geoffreygrigson]

'This town — Eastwood — was a place to get out of, with all its smugness, its hypocrisy, its brutality, its sanctimoniousness. But it was also a way into a bigger world. If you like, it was dirty little port from which Lawrence could sail into nature. Nature got into his novels from the verybeginning, nature as the cyclical process of life, nature harnessed to farming. Nature got into his books out of Eastwood.'

[Beestonia9]

this is brilliant. Want to use it for my dissertation on literary tourism in Eastwood. But I cannot understand what he is saying at 8.34.

"But it was also a way into a bigger world. If you like, it was dirty little port from which Lawrence could sail into nature. Nature got into his novels from the very beginning, nature as the as the cyclical process of life, nature as harnessed into farming. Nature got into his books out of ...."

Does anyone know????? It would be very helpful.

Thanks a lot,

[geoffreygrigson]

Yes, that would be something.

[cheapfeet]

FINALLY!!! Some DH content on YouTube . . . so great to see the museum & all of the Eastwood scenery. Now if only we could fine video or audio of the actual man.

[amaxamon]

Iain McKellen : WRONG voice to read Lawrence :P

[troykivey]

"Dark satanic streets"

[ninyae]

The old forest and the agriculture past! Even then, there was an England that still had that.

[astroclaire]

What a fantastic documentary. I had not seen this before, but I am guessing it is from The South Bank Show from seeing Melvyn Bragg I think. This is very useful for my research. Many thanks.

[taumibaubo]

I glad humanity has DH Lawrence to assist in articulating its rage: with rare beauty!