Street Lamps by D.H. Lawrence (1917)
Street Lamps is a collection of short stories by D.H. Lawrence, first published in 1916. The stories explore the lives of ordinary people in the English Midlands, and the struggles they face in their everyday lives. The stories focus on themes of love, loss, and the search for meaning in life. Lawrence's characters are often isolated and lonely, and their stories are often tinged with sadness and regret. The stories also explore the power of nature, and the beauty of the English countryside. The collection includes stories such as "The Blind Man", "The White Stocking", "The Thorn in the Flesh", and "The Prussian Officer". These stories are often seen as precursors to Lawrence's later works, such as Sons and Lovers and Women in Love. Street Lamps is a powerful and moving collection of stories, and a must-read for fans of D.H. Lawrence.
By D.H. Lawrence · First published 1917 · Genre: Modernist Literature, Realism, Romance · 247 words
First lines
GOLD, with an innermost speck Of silver, singing afloat Beneath the night, Like balls of thistle-down Wandering up and down Over the whispering town Seeking where to alight!
Slowly, above the street Above the ebb of feet Drifting in flight; Still, in the purple distance The gold of their strange persistence As they cross and part and meet And pass out of sight!
The seed-ball of the sun Is broken at last, and done Is the orb of day. Now to the separate ends Seed after day-seed wends A separate way.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: D.H. Lawrence
- Date: 1917 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Modernist Literature, Realism, Romance, Drama
- Length: 247 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Modernist Literature — D.H. Lawrence is considered a major Modernist writer, and Street Lamps is a work of Modernist literature, characterized by its exploration of the inner consciousness of its characters and its use of symbolism and imagery.
- Realism — Street Lamps is a realistic work, depicting the everyday lives of its characters and their struggles with the changing world around them.
- Romance — Street Lamps contains a romantic subplot between two of its characters, exploring the complexities of love and relationships.
- Drama — Street Lamps is a dramatic work, exploring the struggles of its characters and the conflicts between them.
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alight · balls · beneath · broken · bury · cross · darknesses · day · day-seed · depth · drifting · drifts