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Depression, Energy and Walking in the Storyworlds of Dorothy Edwards
in Critical Survey
Author:
Steven Lovatt
Steven Lovatt
University of Bath, University of Bristol stevenlovatt@hotmail.com
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Abstract
This article considers the writing of Dorothy Edwards (1903–1934). The uniquely strange narrative worlds of Edwards’ fictions have hitherto evaded systematic and coherent analysis. The article considers evidence from Edwards’ letters and from her works Rhapsody (1927) and Winter Sonata (1928) in order to suggest that the storyworlds are fundamentally conditioned, on the levels of both theme and narration, by Edwards’ experiences as a sufferer from depression. The article concludes with a consideration of the centrality of walking as an activity that has the potential to maintain both the existence of the storyworlds and also the mental health of both characters and author.
Contributor Notes
Steven Lovatt teaches at the universities of Bath and Bristol. He has contributed essays and reviews on the subject of Dorothy Edwards to the New Welsh Review and the Literary Encyclopedia.