How did D.H. Lawrence’s praise affect Herman Melville’s reputation?

In his 1923 collection of literary criticism, Studies in Classic American Literature, the English writer D.H. Lawrence provided a positive assessment of the work of Herman Melville. This favorable evaluation was instrumental in helping to establish Melville’s reputation during the 1920s.1

Prior to this period, Melville had spent his final decades in relative obscurity following the commercial and critical failure of several of his later works. Lawrence’s advocacy contributed to a broader shift in the early 20th century, during which Melville’s literary output—including Moby Dick—began to rise in critical esteem, eventually leading to his recognition as one of the great American writers.23