Virginia Woolf and the Madness of Language

Originally published in 1990, Virginia Woolf and the Madness of Language explores the relationship between madness and the disruption of linguistic and structural norms in Virginia Woolf's modernist novels, opening new ground in Woolfian studies, as well as in psychoanalytic criticism. Focusing on Mrs Dalloway, The Waves, To the Lighthouse and Between the Acts, it investigates narrative strategies, showing that Woolf's writings question their own origins and connection with madness and suicide. By combining textual analysis with an original use of autobiographical material, the books cause us to reconsider the full complexity of the articulation between an author's life and work.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Note on Texts 1. Introduction 2. Mrs Dalloway 3. To the Lighthouse 4. The Waves 5. Between the Acts 6. Conclusion Notes

About the author

Ferrer, Daniel

Summary

Originally published in 1990, Virginia Woolf and the Madness of Language explores the relationship between madness and the disruption of linguistic and structural norms in Virginia Woolf’s modernist novels.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Ferrer
• Assisted by: Geoffrey Bennington (Translation), Rachel Bowlby (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781138541016
• ISBN: 978-1-138-54101-6
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Virginia Woolf
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies