D.H Lawrence's mysticism : a study of Lawrence's metaphysics in 'Women in Love' with reference to Mawalana Rumi and other Persian Sufi masters (original) (raw)

This study is an attempt to compare and contrast D. H. Lawrence’s writings and Persian mystic poet and jurist Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi’s poetry. Particular attention is given to the theme of love in Lawrence’s writings and the degree to which his mystical views with regard to sexual love become evident in his novel, Women in Love. Lawrence’s use of mystical language and religious symbolism has been analysed in comparison with Rumi’s mystical writings. In his writings Lawrence suggests a sacred dimension to erotic love and uses a mystical language to describe such experiences of human love and intimacy. By comparing the salient features of Lawrence and Rumi’s writing, this thesis explores mystical dimensions of Lawrence’s novel Women in Love and asks why the theme of sexual love is shrouded with complexity of Lawrence’s rhetoric. There are four prominent features of this discussion: the first feature is the exploration of the theme of love as a consummation and attaining a singular...