Through out the story nowhere Herbert shows such hatred for Mr. The story from very beginning lacks the essential aspect of Oedipus complex,that is the hatred for the father. Though this particular story has been interpreted as Oedipal by many,but i think it can be more elaborately interpreted through the Freudian concept of OCD obsessive compulsive disorder. Published on Dec 8, SlideShare Explore Search You. See our Privacy Policy and User Agreement for details. See our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. His other well-known works include The Circle (1921), The Trembling of a Leaf (1921), Our Betters (1923), The Painted Veil (1925), The Constant Wife (1927), Cakes and Ale (1930), Cosmopolitans (1936), The Summing Up (1938), The Razor's Edge (1944), Quartet (1948), Catalina (1948), Far and Wide (1955) and Looking Back (1962).Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Maugham wrote many plays (all of which are now available on our site)and was also a master of the short story. In 1919, he published The Moon and Sixpence, another immensely popular work. During the war, he had published Of Human Bondage (1915), which has become his best-known work and is of a semi-autobiographical nature.
He also spent some time in Russia during the Revolution.
He served as an ambulance driver in France during World War I and was recruited by MI6 to act as a secret agent in Europe. Over the next ten years, he wrote numerous plays and novels, but it wasn't until the publication of Lady Frederick in 1907, that he achieved literary fame. The book was so popular that it convinced him to give up medicine for a writing career.
Working in the slums of Lambeth as an obstetric clerk, Maugham's experiences led him to write Liza of Lambeth (1897). Instead, he turned to a medical career, studying at St. 16, 1965 - Cap Ferat, Nice, Franceīecause of a severe stammer, Maugham was unable to follow in his father's and grandfather's footsteps as an attorney. 25, 1874 - British Embassy, Paris, Franceĭied: Dec. Somerset Maugham - eBooks in PDF format from īorn: Jan.
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