Contemporary Writers - Essays on Twentieth-Century Books and Authors

Here, in more than forty essays, are Woolf's thoughts on her contemporaries in the art of fiction; reviewing and criticism; and one of her favorite themes, female novelists. Among the writers reviewed are Dorothy Richardson, E. M. Forster, Aldous Huxley, D. H. Lawrence, H. G. Wells, and Theodore Dreiser. Preface by Jean Guiguet.

About the author

VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882–1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels, including Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, and Orlando.

Summary

Here, in more than forty essays, are Woolf's thoughts on her contemporaries in the art of fiction; reviewing and criticism; and one of her favorite themes, female novelists. Among the writers reviewed are Dorothy Richardson, E. M. Forster, Aldous Huxley, D. H. Lawrence, H. G. Wells, and Theodore Dreiser. Preface by Jean Guiguet.

Product details

• Authors: Virginia Woolf
• Assisted by: Leonard Woolf (Editor)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.09.1976
• EAN: 9780156214506
• ISBN: 978-0-15-621450-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 4531 g
• Series: Harvest Book; Hb 347; Harvest Book; Hb 347
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary essays, Renaissance style, Literary reference works, Language teaching and learning, Gender studies: women and girls, Writing and editing guides, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literature: history and criticism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, LITERARY CRITICISM: Books & Reading, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM: Women Authors, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Authorship, LITERARY CRITICISM: Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM: Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM: Subjects & Themes / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Study & Teaching