How does D. H. Lawrence in his essay Why the novel Matters , highlight the superiority of the novel over other forms of literature
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Writer D. H. Lawrence in his essay ‘Why Novel Matters’, says that a novelist is better than a scientist or philosopher, as he is able to explain a whole man, alive. According to him, a novelist has a complete, profound and better understanding of a man, alive, than a scientist or a philosopher. Novels, therefore provide guidance and in-depth details of man, alive and as a whole. Hence, he says novels are superior, over other forms of literature.
David Herbert Lawrence (1885 – 1930) was an English poet and writer, whose works included a wide range of topics .
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D. H. Lawrence was a British novelist in year 1885 to 1930 and through his extraordinary work about novels has proven to be much more superior than simple literary works.
This is mainly because the novels are a reflection of life.
Hence it is about people and their life and hence have superior significance in life than fancy literatures which are stories.