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.

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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.

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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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Virginia Woolf
• Con la collaborazione di: Leonard Woolf (Editore)
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.09.1976
• EAN: 9780156214506
• ISBN: 978-0-15-621450-6
• Pagine: 160
• Peso: 4531 g
• Serie: Harvest Book; Hb 347; Harvest Book; Hb 347
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; 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