D.H. LAWRENCE'S LADYBIRD NOVELLAS THE LADYBIRD NOVELLAS: D.H. LAWRENCE'S USE OF MYTHIC AND REALISTIC COMPONENTS By

NUMBER OF PAGES: v, 87 ii This thesis examines three novellas by D.H. Lawrence: The Ladybird, The Fox, and The Captain's Doll, collectively referred to as the Ladybird tales. It approaches these works with the intention of demonstrating the fundamental role played therein by mythic and realistic narrative components, and also with the intention of pointing out the excessively manipulative way that Lawrence uses these components to give voice to his didactic philosophy. In the study's Introduction, the terms 'mythic component ' and 'realistic component ' are defined, and their applicability to Lawrence's fiction is explained. Lawrence'