Résumé
"I enjoy the spring more than the autumn now. One does, I think, as one gets older." 'Jacob's Room' (1922) is Virginia Woolf’s third novel and established her influence as a symbolic writer. It centres around the life of Jacob Flanders, a sensitive young man struggling to harmonise his admiration for Classical culture with the anarchic reality of contemporary society.Written as a character study of Flanders, the novel is built upon the impressions of those who inhabit his world - mostly women who fall helplessly in love with him. By frequently making use of colour references, Woolf paints a vivid picture of the characters and the surroundings creating a painting-like narrative of the novel itself. 'Jacob's Room' is written in a stream-of-consciousness-like style and - of which Woolf was a pioneer - is experimental in its form and rhythm, separating it from Wolf’s usual writing style and making it an inherently experimental piece of literature. Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer who, despite growing up in a progressive household, was not allowed an education. When she and her sister moved in with their brothers in a rough London neighborhood, they joined the infamous The Bloomsbury Group, which debated philosophy, art and politics. Woolf's most famous novels include 'Mrs Dalloway' (1925) and 'To the Lighthouse' (1927).
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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
Caractéristiques
Editeur : Saga Egmont International
Auteur(s) : Virginia Woolf
Publication : 2 décembre 2021
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 246 ko (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9788726606898
