The Paintings of D.H.Lawrence.

[rocketeer]

An odd one this, I bought it as a present for a friend as he collects books but not art. Quite interesting paintings of nudes etc.
My friend has a first edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover that his wife bought for him at an undisclosed astronomical price as a paper anniversary present
Buying things for friends to display is a hard thing to do really, especially as this is so much larger than the novel, I am hoping he may appreciate it as this may go well with Lady Chatterley.
He has many rare and valuable books but only 2 Ian Fleming James Bond 1st edition novels
My own book collection consists of a school copy of lady Chatterley, yes one of those 3 million or so sold in the 60s(must be worth at least...er...£3 for curiosity value and an autographed love story by Barbara Cartland which I bought for my wife (a joke)as she reads those throwaway viking looking lover stories. She told me she could not get passed page 10 so it may have to go on eBay, or worse, the car boot sale stall haha.

If this is more suitable for an art section topic, please can a moderator move it.
Thanks, JTee

 

[HanauMan]

I have a Lady Chatterley's Lover first edition. Alas, it is not a 1920s one but a dog eared Penguin paperback from 1960. The book is a good read and it is actually a great story.

 

[GHT]

I have a Lady Chatterley's Lover first edition. Alas, it is not a 1920s one but a dog eared Penguin paperback from 1960. The book a good read and is actually a great story.

It didn't exactly live up to the hype. Banned because of the use of profanities, it was that subsequent ban that made it such a sales success. Tell them that they can't have something and you immediately create a blackmarket.
The actual story line is, I agree, fascinating. Written at a time when every class where expected to know their place.
Lady Chatterley's Lover, suffers from being deduced as porn by many who have never read it, that and the fact that many a porn version of the story has been made. Poor Lawrence, he got such a bad press. Now if he had the linguistic skills of The Bard his rightful reputation would have been secured.

Shakespeare knew his audience, his plays were performed at court in front of royalty, they were also performed in theatres where just around the corner would be a bawdy house. Here's an example of how Shakespeare used euphemisms of the time.

Night = vagina; day = penis. Now read this:

“Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night;

For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night

Whiter than new snow on a raven’s back.

Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-brow’d night,

Give me my Romeo."
Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene II
Do I really need to translate it? Shakespeare was so adept and so in tune with his audience that his works are part of the curriculum in schools throughout the English speaking countries of the world.

 

[Harp]

“Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night;

For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night

Whiter than new snow on a raven’s back.

Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-brow’d night,

Give me my Romeo."
Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene II
Do I really need to translate it? Shakespeare was so adept.

'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
Measure for Measure