Joanne Tidwell

Politics and Aesthetics in The Diary of Virginia Woolf

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the conflict of aesthetics and politics in "The Diary of Virginia Woolf". As a modernist writer concerned with contemporary aesthetic theories, Woolf experimented with limiting the representative nature of writing. At the same time, as a feminist, Woolf wanted to incorporate her political interests in her fiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 353g
• ISBN-13: 9780415958172
• ISBN-10: 0415958172
• Artikelnr.: 22783949

Inhaltsangabe

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Acknowledgments
Introduction: "Almost a face of its own": The Diary of Virginia Woolf
Chapter One: "But my diary has ever been scornful of stated rules!" - The Diary as Self in Virginia Woolf 's Diary
Chapter Two: "The store house of his most private self": The Diary of Virginia Woolf in Context
Chapter Three: "What sort of diary should I like mine to be?" The Diaries of Virgina Woolf
Katherine Mansfield
and Vera Brittain
Chapter Four: "Little waves that life makes": Virginia Woolf's Diary and Feminist Modernist Aesthetics
Conclusion: "I'm aware of something permanent & real in my existence": Possibilities for Virginia Woolf's Diary
Notes