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Women in Love
Chapitres (31)
- I: Sisters 0:00
- II: Shortlands 44:58
- III: Classroom 1:14:36
- IV: Diver 1:43:30
- V: In the Train 2:01:11
- VI: Crème de Menthe 2:22:54
- VII: Fetish 3:02:15
- VIII: Breadalby 3:15:23
- IX: Coal-Dust 4:31:24
- X: Sketchbook 4:55:35
- XI: An Island 5:06:35
- XII: Carpeting 5:35:06
- XIII: Mino 6:00:26
- XIV: Water-Party 6:29:47
- XV: Sunday Evening 8:07:52
- XVI: Man to Man 8:29:47
- XVII: The Industrial Magnate 9:02:04
- XVIII: Rabbit 10:08:52
- XIX: Moony 10:35:59
- XX: Gladiatorial 11:37:50
- XXI: Threshold 12:05:26
- XXII: Woman to Woman 12:44:05
- XXIII: Excurse 13:12:35
- XXIV: Death and Love 14:08:01
- XXV: Marriage or Not 15:31:20
- XXVI: A Chair 15:39:52
- XXVII: Flitting 16:05:34
- XXVIII: Gudrun in the Pompadour 16:46:16
- XXIX: Continental 17:02:19
- XXX: Snowed Up 19:32:48
- XXXI: Exeunt 21:09:28
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Women in Love is a profound exploration of relationships, sexuality, and societal conventions in early 20th-century England. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the novel follows the lives of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, as they navigate love, desire, and independence. Ursula, a schoolteacher, seeks a deeper connection beyond societal expectations, while Gudrun, an artist, is drawn to passionate and tumultuous relationships. As they become involved with Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich, two men from different social classes, the novel delves into the complexities of human emotions and the struggle for genuine intimacy in a world marked by societal constraints and emotional repression.
Women in Love was published as a sequel to Lawrence’s controversial The Rainbow, although they were meant to be one book. Because The Rainbow was banned in the UK for eleven years, the novel was initially published in the U.S. to subscribers only, after years of delays. Lawrence’s UK publisher backed out out of publishing the novel, and UK readers had to wait for over a year until it was finally published in England.