Résumé
"Doesn't one always think of the past, in a garden with men and women lying under the trees? Aren't they one's past, all that remains of it, those men and women, those ghosts lying under the trees... one's happiness, one's reality?"A family of four is walking around Kew Gardens in London, lost in their thoughts. The husband thinks of the girl who turned down his marriage proposal in this very garden many years ago. When asking his wife if it upsets her that he's thinking about this other woman, she reasons that one's past is like ghosts lying under the trees. Only Virginia Woolf can write a short story about completely ordinary things and people and make you long for more. With exquisite prose, she invites you along as she examines the beauty of normal summer's day.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).
Auteur
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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 : 21 octobre 2021
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 369 ko (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9788726507706
