Abstract and Key Words

Abstract： Sons and Lovers is an autobiographical work of Lawrence, a modern British novelist. This novel depicts the emotional entanglements between Mrs. Morel and her son, Paul. Many critics believe that this novel is a typical case of “Oedipus complex”, but it is not enough to analyze the mother-child relationship just from the perspective of Paul, it is also necessary to interpret it from the mother’s standpoint. In order to thoroughly and clearly analyze the mother-child relationship between Mrs. Morel and Paul, this paper mainly studies “Phaedra complex” in Sons and Lovers. It first presents the research background of this topic and gives a brief introduction of Lawrence’s life and Sons and Lovers, and then analyzes the origin of “Phaedra complex”. The following chapters discuss the embodiments of “Phaedra complex” in the novel, the causes and the effects of “Phaedra complex”. It is hoped that the analysis will provide a new understanding of this novel.

Key words： Sons and Lovers；Phaedra complex； Embodiments； Causes； Effects 

摘要：《儿子与情人》是英国现代派小说家劳伦斯的自传体作品，作品描述了莫尔太太与儿子保罗之间的情感纠葛。不少评论家都认为这部小说是“俄狄浦斯情结”的典型病例，但是单从儿子保罗的角度来解析母子关系是远远不够的，还要从母亲的角度来研究这一关系。为了将问题彻底分析清楚，本文主要研究了《儿子与情人》中的“恋子情结”。论文首先介绍了本选题的研究背景，对劳伦斯的生平和这部作品的  梗概做了简要的介绍，接着分析了“恋子情结”的历史渊源。在接下来的章节中，笔者论述了“恋子情结”在小说中的体现，产生的原因，以及其影响，以提供对作品新的理解。

关键词：恋子情结，《儿子与情人》，体现，原因，影响

1. Introduction
1.1 Sons and Lovers and Literary Review
D • H • Lawrence is one of the most thoughtful writers in the 20th century. Just as the great critic F • R • Levi pointed out: “Although Lawrence is not Shakespeare, he is a genius, shown in his miraculous insight, perception and comprehension”. Lawrence is famous for Sons and Lovers, which is considered to be an autobiographical work. This novel reveals a young man’s spiritual growth by depicting the emotional entanglements between Paul and Mrs. Morel, Miriam and Clara. Most of the characters’ complex emotional entanglements in the novel are the reflection of Lawrence’s relationship with his parents and his love affairs with other women. Although they are artistically reproduced, it still preserves the traces of Lawrence’s memories and experiences.The author describes an abnormal feeling between mother and son in a specific environment with the writing method of realism and psychology. By breaking the writing traditions in the 19th century, Sons and Lovers presents a profound display of characters’ inner world with its unique perspective, lyrical style and delicate brushwork. It is identified as “the first English Freudian novel” by critics.