为劳伦斯被嘲笑为“交欢的福音传教士”一辩

An Argument on Lawrence Being Satirized as "a Priest of Intercourse"

性曾因爱情而获得意义,但现代人不相信爱情,在金钱和权力所异化的现实面前,性在制造美感又破坏美感。但在劳伦斯看来,性本身就是价值,是对抗病态的现代文明的唯一健康力量。为着探索这一本质,劳伦斯付诸了全部心血,先写出《儿子与情人》,继而写出《两姊妹》和《查特莱夫人的情人》,终于打捞出欲海沉没中的诗性和抒情性。

Sex was once given significance for the sake of love. However, man has no belief in love now. In a real world distorted by money and power, sex is both the creator and destroyer of the sense of beauty. But for Lawrence, sex itself has value： the unique healthy power against the unhealthy modem civilization. In order to reveal this nature, Lawrence spares no effort. With his novels Sons and Lovers, Sisters and Lady Chatterley＇ s Lover coming out successively, Lawrence ultimately fishes up the poetic mood and lyric inspiration from the sea of lust.