Lawrence's Vision for Arabia
Nov 23rd 2007, 10:52 am
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Re: Lawrence's Vision for Arabia
I think most critics agree that the Seven Pillars is only semi-autobiographical; it does decend into tall tales of derring-do, and his thinking is Orientalist in that he romanticises the Arabs as "Noble Savages":
'Really this country, for the foreigner, is too glorious for words: one is really the baron in the feudal system.'
You can deconstruct his sexual penchants to the nth degree - childhood beatings from his mother, the fact that he was the bastard son of his knighted father & the governess, the Jesuit schooling; but the fact remains that despite having more flaws than a SZR apartment block the guy performed some extraordinary acts, and in his thinking aspired to an evolved personal morality.
'Really this country, for the foreigner, is too glorious for words: one is really the baron in the feudal system.'
You can deconstruct his sexual penchants to the nth degree - childhood beatings from his mother, the fact that he was the bastard son of his knighted father & the governess, the Jesuit schooling; but the fact remains that despite having more flaws than a SZR apartment block the guy performed some extraordinary acts, and in his thinking aspired to an evolved personal morality.
Reckon he could've painted that picture mate ! hahaha
Nov 23rd 2007, 10:53 am
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Nov 23rd 2007, 10:57 am
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Re: Lawrence's Vision for Arabia
Thanks A/C I missed that remark !!!
Aha now you may be barking up the wrong tree here MM if you will pardon the phrase?
What part of the Empire
do you come from then ?
You show me yours and I will show you mine - so to speak hahahaha!
Aha now you may be barking up the wrong tree here MM if you will pardon the phrase?
What part of the Empire
do you come from then ?You show me yours and I will show you mine - so to speak hahahaha!
Nov 23rd 2007, 11:00 am
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Re: Lawrence's Vision for Arabia
i'm north welsh background, born in *whispers* scunnies, then moved around the north, to the midlands and ended up here via london...
your turn, lol...
MM, xx
Nov 23rd 2007, 11:06 am
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Re: Lawrence's Vision for Arabia
( it was that bloody picture ! )
Born in Tottenham ( Yes ok I support Spurs so come on - give me the grief ! )
Loads of bits in the middle and then out here in various areas for quite a while, on and off.
I like Wales and the north is very pretty. Shame about the rugby though !
Nov 23rd 2007, 11:07 am
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Nov 23rd 2007, 11:10 am
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Yeh , I know a bit confusing sorry getting all carried away with this ! hahaha
( it was that bloody picture ! )
Born in Tottenham ( Yes ok I support Spurs so come on - give me the grief ! )
Loads of bits in the middle and then out here in various areas for quite a while, on and off.
I like Wales and the north is very pretty. Shame about the rugby though !
( it was that bloody picture ! )
Born in Tottenham ( Yes ok I support Spurs so come on - give me the grief ! )
Loads of bits in the middle and then out here in various areas for quite a while, on and off.
I like Wales and the north is very pretty. Shame about the rugby though !
Now there will be a west/north divide
