Virginia Woolf and the Real World
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520061845 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 375 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly The majority of Woolf studies produced in the wake of the 1970s discovery of her unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters cast Woolf through her esthetics, use of literary tradition, exploration of the psyche and "dark side"as an "ivory tower" introvert. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. Through a detailed examination of such themes as feminism, class, money, politics and war, he demonstrates forcefully that her major workfrom Jacob's Room to Between the Acts (
I think it a most useful work and in every way first rate." -Quentin Bell. Alex Zwerdling's large and subtle study places Virginia Woolf's world of class, politics, feminism, pacifism, and the family into firm historical perspective. Virginia Woolf and the Real World is the most enlightened account of the real woman to appear for years." -Noel Annan, The Observer "A relief from the Bloomsbury fan dub: penetrating, learned, wide-ranging appreciation of Virginia Woolf in her social and political context, documenting what muscle and thought there was in her allegedly gossamer work." -Richard Mayne, Encounter "A well written book that deals with a field of Woolf studies that badly needs dear thinking and dear expression . The book leaves us with renewed appreciation for Woolf's work and for her mind." -Elaine Showalter, Princeton University "Buried beneath piles of criticism Virginia Woolf has at last been dug out by Alex Zwerdling. "The finest critical book on Virgina Woolf to date
Great read. Great info. Well written.