Mrs. Dalloway : mapping streams of consciousness / David Dowling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dowling, David.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Twayne's masterwork studies ; no. 67.

Twayne's masterwork studies ; no. 67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. Mrs. Dalloway.

Woolf, Virginia.

Psychological fiction, English--History and criticism.

Psychological fiction, English.

Stream of consciousness fiction, English.

Married women in literature.

Woolf Virginia / Mrs. Dalloway.

Woolf Virginia / Mrs. Dalloway--Stream of consciousness.

Mrs. Dalloway (Woolf, Virginia).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xiv, 151 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Twayne Publishers, [1991]

Summary:

Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, Masterwork Studies are guides to the literary works most frequently studied in high school. Presenting ideas that spark imaginations, these books help students to gain background knowledge on great literature useful for papers and exams. The goal of each study is to encourage creative thinking by presenting engaging information about each work and its author. This approach allows students to arrive at sound analyses of their own, based on in-depth studies of popular literature.

Each volume:

-- Illuminates themes and concepts of a classic text

-- Uses clear, conversational language

-- Is an accessible, manageable length from 140 to 170 pages

-- Includes a chronology of the author's life and era

-- Provides an overview of the historical context

-- Offers a summary of its critical reception

-- Lists primary and secondary sources and index

Contents:

Part I: Literary and historical context

Bloomsbury, war, and modernism

The importance of the work

Critical reception

Composition

Part II: A reading

Style

Characters and themes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-147) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Dowling, David. Mrs. Dalloway.

ISBN:

080579414X

9780805794144

0805781455

9780805781458

OCLC:

22490442