Although he is frequently perceived as a distinctly English author, in this study D.H. Lawrence is reevaluated as a creator and critic of American literature as well. From 1922â?"1925, during his â?osavage pilgrimageâ? in Mexico and New Mexico, he completed the core of what this book terms his â?oAmerican oeuvreâ? - including his major volume of criticism, Studies in Classic American Literature.

Although he is frequently perceived as a distinctly English author, in this study D.H. Lawrence is reevaluated as a creator and critic of American literature as well. From 1922-1925, during his "savage pilgrimage” in Mexico and New Mexico, he completed the core of what this book terms his "American oeuvre” - including his major volume of criticism, Studies in Classic American Literature.