In The Rainbow D. H. Lawrence departs from traditional literary techniques, going below the level of ego consciousness within his characters to focus on the elemental dynamic forces of their unconscious minds. Using three generations of the Brangwen family, Lawrence traces the rise of consciousness from the primal unity of the uroboros through the matriarchal epoch and finally to full consciousness, the realization of the self, in Ursula Brangwen. By correlating the archetypal symbols characteristic of three stages of consciousness outlined in Erich Neumann's Origins and History of Consciousness and The Great Mother with the three sections of the novel, it is possible to show that Lawrence utilizes the symbols most appropriate to each stage.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504159 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Bardas, Mary Louise Ivey |
| Contributors | Mitchell, Giles R., Hughes, Robert L. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii. 116 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Bardas, Mary Louise Ivey, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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