Monday, December 13, 2004

The Plumed Serpent

It has to be said, though, that the novel is a major creation. It possesses many flaws, not the least of which are structural ones. Yet it's still an imposing structure, built with passion. But it's not really about Mexico, or Mexican history, it's about Lawrence's own inner world, where the Aztec imagery and Quetzalcoatl myth serve as symbols of some kind of lost psychic strength and power.

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