Virginia Woolf / Michael H. Whitworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitworth, Michael H.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press). Authors in context.

Oxford world's classics. Authors in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Women and literature.

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

Woolf, Virginia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Political and social change during Woolf's lifetime led her to address the role of the state and the individual. Michael Whitworth shows how ideas and images from contemporary novelists, philosophers, theorists, and scientists fuelled her writing, and how critics, film-makers, and novelists have reinterpreted her work for later generations. - ;During Virginia Woolf's lifetime Britain's position in the world changed, and so did the outlook of its people. The Boer War and the First World War forced politicians and citizens alike to ask how far the power of the state extended into the lives of in

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; A Chronology of Virginia Woolf; Abbreviations; 1. The Life of Virginia Woolf; 2. The Fabric of Society: Nation and Identity; 3. The Literary Scene; 4. Philosophical Questions; 5. Society, Individuals, and Choices; 6. Scientific and Medical Contexts; 7. Recontextualizing and Reconstructing Woolf; Notes; Further Reading; Websites; Film and Television Adaptations of Woolf's Novels; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-[257]) and index.

Includes filmography: p. [258].

ISBN:

1-280-75234-3

0-19-151656-2

1-4294-9200-7

OCLC:

476259581