Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Introduction
Lawrence and This (Female Psychoanalytic) Reader
Lawrence and Psychoanalytic Relational Theories
Intersubjectivity
Intersubjectivity, Gender, and Domination:
Jessica Benjamin's Theory
Lawrence's Biography
Previous Psychoanalytic Criticism of Lawrence
An Intersubjective Approach to Lawrence: Polarities and Paradoxes
Chapter 2
Sons and Lovers
Gertrude and Paul: The Depressed Mother and the Dependent Child
Miriam and Paul: Self-Mistrust and the Failure of Otherness
Clara and Paul: Depersonalization and the Psyche/Soma Split
Walter, Baxter, and Paul: The Rejected Father and the Need for Recognition
Paul: The Maternal Heritage
Chapter 3
The Short Stories
"New Eve and Old Adam," "Odour of Chrysanthemums," ''The Shadow in the Rose Garden," "Sun": Mutual Recognition and the Bodily Self
"The Prussian Officer," "The Blind Man," "The Princess," "The Woman Who Rode Away": Intersubjective Collapse and the Domination-Submission Polarity
"The Horse-Dealer's Daughter": Confronting Shame and the Struggle to Love
Chapter 4
The Rainbow
Tom and Lydia: Sustaining the Maternal Identification and the Development of Faith
Anna and Will: Deficiency, Shame, and the Will to Dominate
Ursula and Others: Intersubjectivity and the Quest for Authenticity
Chapter Five
Women in Love
Gerald and Gudrun: The Sadomasochistic Scenario
Birkin and Gerald: Seeking the Narcissistic Ideal
Birkin and Ursula: Maintaining the Vital Tension
Epilogue
Notes
Works Cited
Index