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D.H. Lawrence’s ‘christology’

This post is dedicated to the memory of JOHN POLKINGHORNE scientist-theologian 16 October 1930 – 9 March 2021 My thanks know no end to John Pym, Damian Grant and Laurence Brockliss for their superb posts on Lawrence’s Women in Love, … Continue reading

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‘The Maharani’: A postscript

Read The Maharani of Arakan yourself to decide whether it is (just) ‘A Romantic Comedy’, as George playfully subtitled it, or a ‘Symbolist Mystery Play’ (allegory)!  Having re-read it over the weekend, I increasingly feel it’s the latter. If it is … Continue reading

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