The Plumed Serpent is set in Mexico in the 1920s, an era of political turmoil, and centres on a revolutionary movement to revive the religion of the ancient Aztecs. The brilliant vision of place, the violent action and the rituals and myth for the new religion all combine to make it one of Lawrence's most vivid novels. The Cambridge edition establishes for the first time a meticulously edited text based on the manuscript, typescript and proof material, nearly all of which survives. Several lengthy passages rejected in the course of composition and here included in the textual apparatus offer a close look at the intricacies of Lawrence's progress toward a final conception of the novel. Full annotation and appendixes on Mexican politics and Aztec religion are also provided to assist in comprehending the often arcane concepts to which Lawrence applied his imaginative power.
- ISBN10 1781669058
- ISBN13 9781781669051
- Publish Date 22 June 2012 (first published 12 September 1955)
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Andrews UK Limited
- Imprint AUK Academic and Technical
- Format eBook
- Pages 489
- Language English