The White Peacock

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The White Peacock is D. H. Lawrence’s debut novel, exploring complex human relationships, class tensions, and the conflict between industrialization and nature in rural England.

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instanceOf literary work
novel
author D. H. Lawrence
containsElement autobiographical elements
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores conflict between instinct and social convention
constraints of social class
impact of industrialization on rural life
religion and spirituality in everyday life
tension between town and countryside
genre novel
psychological fiction
social novel
hasAlternativeClassification early modernist novel
hasApproximateWordCount about 120000
hasCharacterRelationshipType love triangle
unfulfilled love
hasMainCharacter Cyril Beardsall
George Saxton
Leslie Tempest
Lettie Beardsall
hasPart three-part structure
hasStyle detailed nature description
lyrical prose
hasSymbol white peacock
influencedBy Lawrence’s experiences in Nottinghamshire
isDebutWorkOf D. H. Lawrence
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement modernism
narrativePerspective first-person
narratorCharacter Cyril Beardsall
originalLanguage English
prefiguresThemesOf Sons and Lovers
Women in Love
publicationYear 1911
publisher Heinemann publishing group
surface form: Heinemann
settingCountry England
settingLocation rural England
symbolism beauty and fragility of nature
elusiveness of ideal love
theme class tensions
conflict between industrialization and nature
human relationships
marriage and sexuality
nature
social change
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century

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D. H. Lawrence notableWork The White Peacock