Virginia Woolf by Whitworth, Michael H instant download

Virginia Woolf by Whitworth, Michael H instant download

1 online resource (xvii, 268 pages) :, 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, Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-257) and index, Includes filmography: page 258, Print version record, 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;