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Virginia Woolf : the impact of childhood sexual abuse on her life and work / Louise DeSalvo.
Van Pelt Library PR6045.O72 Z613 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeSalvo, Louise A., 1942-2018.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
- Woolf, Virginia.
- Novelists, English--20th century--Biography.
- Novelists, English.
- Sexually abused children--Great Britain--Biography.
- Sexually abused children.
- Great Britain.
- Incest victims--Great Britain--Biography.
- Incest victims.
- Psychoanalysis and literature.
- Children in literature.
- Families in literature.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [1989]
- Summary:
- This triumph of literary and psychological investigation explores the childhood sexual trauma that affected Virginia Woolf's writing. The extent of the abuse and how she coped with it are revealed, using unpublished diaries and contemporary studies on sexual abuse. 12 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0807063266
- OCLC:
- 18588766
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