It is not unusual that D.H. Lawrence refers to Alfred Tennyson in his novels and letters because Lawrence liked reading his poems in his early life. However, there is a letter which should be noted: To E.M. Forster, 28 January 1915, just before he finished writing
The Rainbow. In this letter, he explains his ideal world to Forster with the words, “the infant crying in the night, ”which is a quotation from
In Memoriam by Tennyson. The point of this letter is that Lawrence, once again, quotes the same phrase in
The Rainbow. The aim of this paper is to analyze why he chooses Tennyson and to outline“the ideal world”he tries to describe in
The Rainbow when referring to Tennyson.
First, the effect of the reference to Tennyson in
The Rainbow is examined. Not only the appropriateness of the reference, but also the historical gap between Lawrence and Tennyson is shown. Secondly, the paper points out, as a reason for the occasional reference to him, that they share a common literary attitude. Finally, in order to find the significance of Lawrence's reference to Tennyson in
The Rainbow, “the ideal world”Lawrence and Tennyson consider is revealed by comparing“the ways of the soul”which are differently expressed in their works.
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