D. H. Lawrence on screen

Gene D. Phillips

A thoroughly researched analysis of three key film adaptations of Lawrence's fiction, emphasizing how each filmmaker sought to capture the novelist's unique prose style in reshaping the original stories for the screen. This intriguing study gives us fresh insights into the relationship of fiction and film, and is a genuine contribution to scholarship.

John Simon

Jane Jaffe Young has had the good idea to examine three film adaptations of fictions by D. H. Lawrence. As a scholar of both literature and film, she has a firm grasp of both mediums, matched by conscientious research into the making, reception, and evaluation of each work on both page and screen. Her analyses are sound, her assessments and exposition lucid, and her conclusions are of equal value to Lawrence scholars, film students, and all others who care about film and fiction and their fascinating interplay.

Booknews

Focuses on three highly acclaimed film adaptations of Lawrence's novels and short stories. Examines in detail how each filmmaker attempted, not always successfully, to replicate visually and aurally those elements of prose that produce the quintessentially Lawrentian style, demonstrating just how crucial the cinematic translation of a writer's distinctive style is to the excellence of a film adaptation of his or her work. A narrative series of b&w photos from each film is included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)