This course introduces the complex and often provoking writings of one the most influential English writers of the 20th century. The seminar will start off with a workshop on the author, his time and how to approach literary realism and the Lawrentian oeuvre (Saturday 30 October 2021, in attendance). Discussions of a selection of Lawrence’s short stories will take place every other week via Zoom. We will close the semester with a workshop on Lawrence’s last and most scandalous novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) on 19 February 2022.