Women in Love (Barnes & Noble Classics S - D. H. Lawrence [274]
Rimbaud, Arthur. “Delirium I.” In A Season in Hell. Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1945.
a
To take a step backward (or retreat) the better to jump (forward) (French).
b
Pants made of durable cotton.
c
Loose-fitting overcoat.
d
Defender of culture (German).
e
See the Bible, Matthew 7:26-27.
f
Nickname for Theobald.
g
Property spelled gynoecious, it means plants whose flowers are always female. †Androecious is the proper term, meaning plants whose flowers are always male.
h
Reference to the apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, which Eve gave to Adam; see the Bible, Genesis 2-3.
i
Reference to the poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) in which the Lady uses images in a mirror to weave a tapestry.
j
Serpent guard of the oracle at Delphi slain by the Greek god Apollo.
k
Deep gorges at the bottom of broad valleys.
l
For me, she doesn’t exist (French). Ursula is clearly envious of Hermione, which may account in part for her sudden interest in Birkin, as Hermione and Birkin are an “item.”
m
Down to earth (French).
n
French classical dramatist Pierre Corneille (1606-1684).
o
Idon’t care (French).
p
Luxury hotel in Piccadilly in London.
q
Empire: a London music hall; Gaby Deslys: French music hall performer (1881-1920).
r
Mist bank around Brocken Mountain, in the Harz region of Germany, that magnifies and reflects an observer’s shadow.
s
See the Bible, Luke 10:25-37.
t
Bohemian district in London.
u
Fictional café modeled on the Café Royal on Regent Street.
v
Lines from the poem “Love Among the Ruins,” by Robert Browning (1812-1889).
w
Reference to a line from act 2, scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
x
Early twentieth-century art movement that glorified machines and emphasized speed, power, and the overall restlessness of the modern age; Lawrence befriended some Futurist artists in Italy before World War I.
y
English novelist George Meredith (1828-1909), whose novels were known for their study of character.
z
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), who served twice as British prime minister during Queen Victoria’s reign.
aa
A near-quote of a line from “On First Looking into Chapman’s ‘Homer,’” by John Keats (1795-1821).
ab
Fathers and Sons (1862), a novel, is considered the masterpiece of Russian writer Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883).
ac
One who returns (French); that is, a ghost.
ad
Priestess of classical Greek mythology to whom Apollo gave the power of prophecy, but whom nobody would believe.
ae
You, too, Palestra, will you dance?—yes, please (Italian).
af
Virgins of the Rocks (Italian). The Contessa is referring either to the novel by Gabriele d’Annunzio (1863-1938) or possibly to a painting by Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci, Virgin of the Rocks. ‡In the biblical book of Ruth, Naomi is the mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah.
ag
See the Bible, Ruth 1:5 and 14-15.
ah
french folk song whose full title, “Malbrouk s’en va-ten guerre,” means “Malbrouk is going to the war.”
ai
What do you mean, Palestra? (Italian).
aj
Compare this line with that in the Bible, Matthew 22:21: “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s” (King James Version).
ak
The sound man, clean-living and free from guilt; from Horace, Odes 1:22.
al
Female savior (Latin).
am
Mr. Over-foreman and Mr. Under-foreman (German).
an
Scottish sailor (1676-1721) who was marooned at sea and inspired Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) to write Robinson Crusoe.
ao
Well-nigh (dialect).
ap
Nymph in Greek mythology who escaped the amorous Apollo by changing into a laurel tree.
aq
Novel about innocent love by French writer Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814).
ar
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), French painter.
as
Apples of Sodom: also called Dead Sea apples; fruit that is outwardly enticing but turns to ash when picked (see John Milton’s Paradise Lost, book 10, lines 560-71). Gall-apples: growths on trees created when insects lay their eggs on them.