Tarantella by D.H. Lawrence (1918)

Name: Tarantella
Author: D.H. Lawrence

Tarantella is a collection of short stories by D.H. Lawrence, first published in 1915. The stories explore themes of love, death, and the human condition. The collection includes stories such as "The Prussian Officer," which tells the story of a Prussian officer who falls in love with a young Italian girl, and "The Blind Man," which follows a blind man's journey to find his lost love. Other stories explore the lives of a young Italian couple, a woman who is struggling to find her place in the world, and a man who is struggling to come to terms with his own mortality. The stories in Tarantella are written in a lyrical, poetic style, and Lawrence's use of symbolism and imagery adds to the emotional impact of the stories. The collection is a powerful exploration of the human experience, and its themes of love, death, and the search for meaning in life are timeless.

By D.H. Lawrence · First published 1918 · Genre: Modernist Literature, Romantic Poetry, Nature Writing · 205 words

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SAD as he sits on the white sea-stone / And the suave sea chuckles, and turns to the moon, / And the moon significant smiles at the cliffs and the boulders. / He sits like a shade by the flood alone / While I dance a tarantella on the rocks, and the croon / Of my mockery mocks at him over the waves' bright shoulders.

What can I do but dance alone, / Dance to the sliding sea and the moon, / For the moon on my breast and the air on my limbs and the foam on my feet? / For surely this earnest man has none / Of the night in his soul, and none of the tune / Of the waters within him; only the world's old wisdom to bleat.

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Work type: Short story
Author: D.H. Lawrence
Date: 1918 CE
Language: English
Genres: Modernist Literature, Romantic Poetry, Nature Writing, Lyric Poetry
Length: 205 words
Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Modernist Literature — Tarantella is a poem written by D.H. Lawrence, a prominent figure in the Modernist literary movement. The poem is characterized by its use of free verse and its focus on themes of nature, love, and death.
Romantic Poetry — Tarantella is a romantic poem, with its focus on love and nature. The poem is written in free verse, which is a common feature of Romantic poetry.
Nature Writing — Tarantella is a poem that focuses heavily on nature, with references to the moon, stars, and the sea. This makes it a work of nature writing.
Lyric Poetry — Tarantella is a lyric poem, with its focus on emotion and its use of free verse. The poem is written in a lyrical style, making it a work of lyric poetry.