Birth Night by D.H. Lawrence (1917)
Night is a novel by D.H. Lawrence, first published in 1932. It tells the story of a young woman, Ursula Brangwen, and her journey of self-discovery. Ursula is born into a family of farmers in rural England. She is a bright and inquisitive child, but her family is too busy with their work to pay her much attention. As she grows older, Ursula begins to feel a sense of restlessness and dissatisfaction with her life. She begins to explore her own identity and sexuality, and to question the conventions of her society. Ursula eventually leaves her family and moves to London, where she meets a variety of people and experiences a range of emotions. She falls in love with a man, but their relationship is complicated by her own feelings of insecurity and his possessiveness. Throughout the novel, Ursula struggles to find her place in the world and to understand her own identity. In the end, she finds a sense of peace and acceptance within herself.
By D.H. Lawrence · First published 1917 · Genre: Modernist Literature, Romance, Drama · 151 words
First lines
THIS fireglow is a red womb / In the night, where you're folded up / On your doom.
And the ugly, brutal years / Are dissolving out of you, / And the stagnant tears.
I the great vein that leads / From the night to the source of you, / Which the sweet blood feeds.
New phase in the germ of you; / New sunny streams of blood / Washing you through.
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Birth Night is listed on Textopian as a short story by D.H. Lawrence, dated 1917 CE.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: D.H. Lawrence
- Date: 1917 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Modernist Literature, Romance, Drama, Fiction
- Length: 151 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Modernist Literature — D.H. Lawrence is considered a major figure in the Modernist literary movement, and 'Birth Night' is a prime example of his modernist writing style.
- Romance — The book follows the story of a young couple's relationship, and the themes of love and romance are prominent throughout the narrative.
- Drama — The book is filled with dramatic moments and intense emotions, making it a prime example of a dramatic work of literature.
- Fiction — The book is a work of fiction, as it is a story that is made up and not based on real events.
Tags
Modernism · adam · blood · born · brutal · croft · dimmer · dissolving · doom · eve · feeds · fireglow