Synopses & Reviews
Virginia Woolf has been among the most scrutinized figures of the past century. Her unique literary genius, pioneering work for womens rights, position at the nucleus of the Bloomsbury group, high-profile family and marriage, relationship with Vita Sackville-West, and suicide have all been dissected. Life and art were, for Woolf, inextricably entangled, and the autobiographical elements of many of her works, including the masterpieces To the Lighthouse and The Waves, have heightened interest in this most fascinating of figures. Elizabeth Wright here takes a fresh look at the life and legacy of one of the greatest figures of English literature. Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf offers a concise, authoritative account of the author's life, and presents an engaging overview of her afterlife in literary history.
Synopsis
Well known for her novels To The Lighthouse, Mrs. Dalloway, and the feminist work A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf led an intriguing and often difficult life that is fascinatingly portrayed in this new biography from Woolf scholar David Bradshaw. The author looks at Woolf’s work in the light of her eventful life, resulting in a new perspective on a much-loved writer. This is a perfect introduction to Woolf’s life and work.
About the Author
Alexandra Harris is coeditor of Modernism on Sea, winner of the Julia Briggs Memorial Prize in 2009 for her work on Virginia Woolf, and recipient of the the Guardian First Book Award for Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper.