The Married Man
The Married Man by Brenda Maddox is a biography published by Sinclair – Stevenson in 1994, featuring 400 pages in English. This work presents a nuanced portrayal of D.H. Lawrence, focusing on his marriage to Frieda von Richthofen Weekley. Rather than depicting him solely as a literary figure, Maddox explores Lawrence’s multifaceted personality, highlighting his roles as a mimic, teacher, journalist, and ecological visionary, while examining the complexities of his marital life.
Readers will find an in-depth analysis of Lawrence’s personal struggles and contradictions, particularly in relation to his marriage, which Maddox describes as both a mismatch and a lasting bond. The biography draws on newly uncovered materials to address various criticisms of Lawrence, including accusations of misogyny and racism, ultimately providing a more balanced view of his character. Through this exploration, the book sheds light on the dynamics of Lawrence’s relationships and his search for connection, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of his life and work.
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This biography offers the reader, not the bearded prophet with baleful eye, but a likeable Lawrence: a hilarious mimic; an inspired teacher; a brilliant journalist; an ecological visionary; and above all – as he saw himself – a married man. Maddox examines Lawrence’s restless life through the greatest contradiction in it, his marriage, taking it not as just another aspect of Lawrence but as the encompassing whole. His marriage to the Baroness Frieda von Richtoven Weekley was a mismatch made in heaven, and yet it lasted until Lawrence died at the age of 43, when she claimed he told her: “nothing has mattered but you”. Drawing on material recently uncovered, the author faces all of the charges thrown against Lawrence: misogyny, racism, pornography, repressed homosexuality, ingratitude, miserliness, and finds him guilty, but not as charged. She reveals Lawrence’s recorded admission that he was looking for bisexual lovers for himself, and through photographs, proves that the beautiful Rosalind Raynes was the main model for Lady Chatterley.
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