Hello,
In D.H Lawrence`s Women in love, there`s a part where they talk about Loerke`s painting of a nude girl and signing it "Lady Godiva" and they compare her to Maud Allen the dancer of Salome, I just don`t seem to get the dialogue and the whole comparison thing. Why does Gudrun say a la Maud Allen? what does a la Maud Allen mean here?
Gerald had picked up the picture and was looking at it. It attracted him also. He saw on the pedestal, that the piece was called `Lady Godiva.'
`But this isn't Lady Godiva,' he said, smiling good-humouredly. `She was the middle-aged wife of some Earl or other, who covered herself with her long hair.'
`A la Maud Allan,' said Gudrun with a mocking grimace.
`Why Maud Allan?' he replied. `Isn't it so? I always thought the legend was that.'
In D.H Lawrence`s Women in love, there`s a part where they talk about Loerke`s painting of a nude girl and signing it "Lady Godiva" and they compare her to Maud Allen the dancer of Salome, I just don`t seem to get the dialogue and the whole comparison thing. Why does Gudrun say a la Maud Allen? what does a la Maud Allen mean here?
Gerald had picked up the picture and was looking at it. It attracted him also. He saw on the pedestal, that the piece was called `Lady Godiva.'
`But this isn't Lady Godiva,' he said, smiling good-humouredly. `She was the middle-aged wife of some Earl or other, who covered herself with her long hair.'
`A la Maud Allan,' said Gudrun with a mocking grimace.
`Why Maud Allan?' he replied. `Isn't it so? I always thought the legend was that.'