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Virginia Woolf dreamed of the Day of Judgment.The "great conquerors and lawyers and statesmen" come to receive their rewards - crowns, laurels, names carved on marble.But, when he sees people coming with books under their arms, God turns to Peter and says: "Look, those need no reward. We have nothing to give them here."They have loved reading."And this is the essence of her essay - sheer love for the written word: a joy in exploring the thoughts and imaginings of the author.If you sometimes get bogged down in a book, Woolf has produced the perfect self-help manual and motivational guide to reading.If you enjoyed 'How Should One Read a Book?', try 'How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading', by Mortimer J Adler."To read a novel is a difficult and complex art," says Virginia Woolf.Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) made an impact during her life, but her fame grew in the decades after her death.The English writer helped launch the use of stream-of-consciousness in literature and was a pioneer of 20th century modernism.Arguably her greatest legacy, though, comes from how her writing helped to inspire the feminist movements of the second half of the 20th century.Along with members of her family and other authors, Woolf helped found the Bloomsbury Group.After she married the political theorist and author Leonard Woolf in 1912, they went on the found the Hogarth Press.Virginia also had a long relationship with the writer Vita Sackville-West. The affair featured in the 2018 movie Vita and Virginia', starring Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki,He best-known works include the novels 'Mrs Dalloway', 'To the Lighthouse' and 'Orlando'.
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Enfant de la haute société anglaise, Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) évolue très jeune dans les milieux intellectuels londoniens où elle fréquente de nombreux artistes comme Henry James et James Russell Lowell. Elle est l’une des figures emblématiques du cercle de Bloomsbury, auquel appartient également l’écrivain Leonard Woolf, qu’elle épousera en 1912. Ils fondent ensemble Hogarth Press, qui publiera la plupart des œuvres de Virginia Woolf. En 1915 paraît son premier roman, La Traversée des apparences ( The Voyage Out ). D’autres suivront, parmi lesquels Mrs Dalloway en 1925, Vers le phare ( To the Lighthouse ) en 1927 , Orlando en 1928 et Les Vagues ( The Waves ) en 1931. Auteur de nombreux romans, articles et essais, exploratrice de la langue anglaise et de ses sensations, Virginia Woolf est l’une des plus grandes romancières et figures féministes du xx e siècle. Son influence littéraire est considérable et ne cesse de croître. Elle inspire encore aujourd’hui de nombreux artistes et reste un sujet d’étude et de fascination, dans les domaines de la littérature et de la psychanalyse.
Auteur(s) : Virginia Woolf
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Editeur : Saga Egmont International
Auteur(s) : Virginia Woolf
Publication : 2 juin 2022
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 195 ko (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9788728206485
