What a fantastic Documentary . Bragg , McKellen and especially Burgess combine to make a great programme, Anthony Burgess just flows with ease and makes every word he says count and you can tell it's right from the heart . I live quite local to Eastwood and plan on filming a video visiting all the Locations that Anthony Burgess filmed at in this programme.
Such a brutal and beautifully true writer of life, nature, sexuality... he was never afraid to shamelessly write out what he knew, what he felt, with raw and creative force. He was brilliant.
an excellent essay illuminating the life and times of the much misunderstood writer filling in so much important autobiographical detail that strongly influenced his work
'This town - Eastwood - was a place to get out of, with all its smugness, its hypocrisy, its brutality, its sanctimoniousness. But it was also a way into a bigger world. If you like, it was dirty little port from which Lawrence could sail into nature. Nature got into his novels from the verybeginning, nature as the cyclical process of life, nature harnessed to farming. Nature got into his books out of Eastwood.'
You suspect Burgess is a little in love with the idea of the rebel Lawrence, treated as a scapegoat, books burned, almost driven out of England( the England he loved) by a repressive establishment. He almost audibly projects onto Lawrence a love the like of which he only gave to another Irish writer of genius( Joyce). I can think of no better autobiographer in documentary form. We also know Burgess felt more at home, being ex-Catholic, outside of England, on the continent. Lawrence is now regarded as one of our few geniuses of the 20th century. Burgess is a great biographer of writers(even those in fictional form) with his novels on Marlowe and Shakespeare, too and his biographies of Lawrence and Hemingway.
this is brilliant. Want to use it for my dissertation on literary tourism in Eastwood. But I cannot understand what he is saying at 8.34. "But it was also a way into a bigger world. If you like, it was dirty little port from which Lawrence could sail into nature. Nature got into his novels from the very beginning, nature as the as the cyclical process of life, nature as harnessed into farming. Nature got into his books out of ...." Does anyone know????? It would be very helpful. Thanks a lot,
Hello Geoffrey, This is excellent. I"m on the Board of Friends of D H Lawrence in Taos, NM and we would like to show this documentary on Sept 10th at our annual D H Lawrence birthday celebration. Is there a way we could get hold of the DVD? Thanks in advance. Judith
Judith Nasse Hi, Ms Nasse. Splendid idea to show this documentary for the great man's birthday. Please also hand out copies of Burgess's 'Flame into Being' (1985), than which critical biography does not get any better. 'Burgess on D.H. Lawrence' is almost certainly not available on video, but burning it from UA-cam onto a DVD ought to be fairly straightforward.
Erin Brockovich is the kind of human I admire . Individuals like this are the ones I CELEBBRATE that are bringing about real positive change to the world , not self serving individuals that the world create statues of . D.H .Lawrence was a violent , abusive selfish person . There is nothing redeeming in his nature except that of his writings of course . Not some one I would have ever wanted to be in the same room as
"There is nothing redeeming in his nature except that of his writings, of course". The writings are enough, just as the writings of TS Eliot, Hemingway, Edith Wharton, William Faulkner and so many imperfect others I would assume would not be virtuous enough for you "to be in the same room as". As to your hero Erin Brockovich, there's not much to admire there. Read about her large scale fraud--her law firm was sued by the so-called beneficiaries of the suit. Other fraudulent behaviour was the bribing of judges such as gifting them cruise vacations. Most of her own health problems were most likely due to her chain smoking not hexavalent chromium in small quantities.
Bertrand Russell is difficult enough to understand. My only bought book by him was "Why I Am Not a Christian." My ex-husband made me hide the book when his Pentacostal parents came over. I never understood why.
What a fantastic Documentary . Bragg , McKellen and especially Burgess combine to make a great programme, Anthony Burgess just flows with ease and makes every word he says count and you can tell it's right from the heart . I live quite local to Eastwood and plan on filming a video visiting all the Locations that Anthony Burgess filmed at in this programme.
Thank you very much for uploading this. I loved it.
Such a brutal and beautifully true writer of life, nature, sexuality... he was never afraid to shamelessly write out what he knew, what he felt, with raw and creative force. He was brilliant.
Lynn Neumann, Music Composer I believe he really is the best writer in English. Rereading him again after 30years Im aghast, shocked by his genius
Especially during those times when searching was forbidden.
Thank you so much for posting this documentary. Fascinating stuff.
+walshamite Glad you enjoyed it. I also commend to you Burgess's 'Flame into Being' (1985).
an excellent essay illuminating the life and times of the much misunderstood writer filling in so much important autobiographical detail that strongly influenced his work
Thanks for visiting, Mr Surridge.
Brilliant. One day we will read Lawrence again.
I was impressed by the lady who volunteered to look after the birthplace museum.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for visiting. All the best.
What a fantastic find this is. Thanks for the upload.
I'm reading DH Lawrence's letters to Bertrand Russell at the moment. Very, very funny stuff.
Thank you all, all 4 added to a playlist...
I glad humanity has DH Lawrence to assist in articulating its rage: with rare beauty!
Yes, let's raise a glass.
Beautiful words.
They sure are.
'This town - Eastwood - was a place to get out of, with all its smugness, its hypocrisy, its brutality, its sanctimoniousness. But it was also a way into a bigger world. If you like, it was dirty little port from which Lawrence could sail into nature. Nature got into his novels from the verybeginning, nature as the cyclical process of life, nature harnessed to farming. Nature got into his books out of Eastwood.'
Very valuable!
His poetry is terribly overlooked.
Lawrence's or Burgess's?
@@InSearchOfAnthonyBurgess Lawrence. I don't believe Burgess wrote poetry. If he did I never heard of or seen any.
Ah, DHL, right. Thanks for visiting!
Here's to good ol' D.H.L.
You suspect Burgess is a little in love with the idea of the rebel Lawrence, treated as a scapegoat, books burned, almost driven out of England( the England he loved) by a repressive establishment. He almost audibly projects onto Lawrence a love the like of which he only gave to another Irish writer of genius( Joyce). I can think of no better autobiographer in documentary form. We also know Burgess felt more at home, being ex-Catholic,
outside of England, on the continent. Lawrence is now regarded as one of our few geniuses of the 20th century. Burgess is a great biographer of writers(even those in fictional form) with his novels on Marlowe and Shakespeare, too and his biographies of Lawrence and Hemingway.
Very well said.
this is brilliant. Want to use it for my dissertation on literary tourism in Eastwood. But I cannot understand what he is saying at 8.34.
"But it was also a way into a bigger world. If you like, it was dirty little port from which Lawrence could sail into nature. Nature got into his novels from the very beginning, nature as the as the cyclical process of life, nature as harnessed into farming. Nature got into his books out of ...."
Does anyone know????? It would be very helpful.
Thanks a lot,
Out of Eastwood
Well said.
Hello Geoffrey, This is excellent. I"m on the Board of Friends of D H Lawrence in Taos, NM and we would like to show this documentary on Sept 10th at our annual D H Lawrence birthday celebration. Is there a way we could get hold of the DVD? Thanks in advance. Judith
Judith Nasse Hi, Ms Nasse. Splendid idea to show this documentary for the great man's birthday. Please also hand out copies of Burgess's 'Flame into Being' (1985), than which critical biography does not get any better. 'Burgess on D.H. Lawrence' is almost certainly not available on video, but burning it from UA-cam onto a DVD ought to be fairly straightforward.
Geoffrey Grigson Thank you so very much!!!
Yes, DHL is very engaging.
Erin Brockovich is the kind of human I admire . Individuals like this are the ones I CELEBBRATE that are bringing about real positive change to the world , not self serving individuals that the world create statues of . D.H .Lawrence was a violent , abusive selfish person . There is nothing redeeming in his nature except that of his writings of course . Not some one I would have ever wanted to be in the same room as
"There is nothing redeeming in his nature except that of his writings, of course". The writings are enough, just as the writings of TS Eliot, Hemingway, Edith Wharton, William Faulkner and so many imperfect others I would assume would not be virtuous enough for you "to be in the same room as".
As to your hero Erin Brockovich, there's not much to admire there. Read about her large scale fraud--her law firm was sued by the so-called beneficiaries of the suit. Other fraudulent behaviour was the bribing of judges such as gifting them cruise vacations. Most of her own health problems were most likely due to her chain smoking not hexavalent chromium in small quantities.
Dearest D.H.L.
AB or DHL?
the pariah who made goods with his talent, godbless DH lawrence
Yes, that would be something.
Bertrand Russell is difficult enough to understand. My only bought book by him was "Why I Am Not a Christian." My ex-husband made me hide the book when his Pentacostal parents came over. I never understood why.
Who is he that condemneth?
Romans 8:34
Answer: he was a prick.
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In 2017 this looks and sounds like Monty Python...
Yes this was the style they parodied
DHL. I should have been more specific. :)
He comes across as a spoilt mean spirited and cruel man despite his natural gift as a story teller
And like the pariah, he could bite. Hard.
"Dark satanic streets"