Virginia Woolf, the novels / Nicholas Marsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsh, Nicholas, 1948-

Series:

Analysing texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941--Criticism and interpretation.

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.

Women and literature--England--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

England.

History.

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941--Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Genre:

Outlines and syllabi.

Physical Description:

xi, 224 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Virginia Woolf

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

At the beginning of this century, Virginia Woolf reacted against literary tradition, sought a new definition of fiction, applied her modern post-Freudian outlook and radically feminist ideas to the problem of writing novels and, in so doing, redefined our concept of this literary form. The results an be seen in Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and The Waves -- three novels of a flowing, impressionistic texture that are, at the same time, highly structured. Making use of detailed analysis of selected extracts from the novels, the reader is taught to explore the delicate and yet rich writing Woolf achieved and to inquire into the significance of her ironies and symbolic structures. This volume does not sidestep the complexity of her works, but challenges the reader to confront, examine and enjoy it.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-221) and index.

ISBN:

0312213743

0312213751

OCLC:

38067703