Virginia Woolf (Authors in Context) (Oxford World's Classics)

During Virginia Woolf's Lifetime Britain's Position In The World Changed, And So Did The Outlook Of Its People. The Boer War And The First World War Forced Politicians And Citizens Alike To Ask How Far The Power Of The State Extended Into The Lives Of Individuals; The Rise Of Fascism Provided One Menacing Answer. Woolf's Experiments In Fiction, And Her Unique Position In The Publishing World, Allowed Her To Address Such Intersections Of The Public And The Private. Michael Whitworth Shows How Ideas And Images From Contemporary Novelists, Philosophers, Theorists, And Scientists Fuelled Her Writing, And How Critics, Film-makers, And Novelists Have Reinterpreted Her Work For Later Generations. The Book Includes A Chronology Of Virginia Woolf's Life And Times, Suggestions For Further Reading, Websites, Illustrations, And A Comprehensive Index.--jacket. A Chronology Of Virginia Woolf -- The Life Of Virginia Woolf -- The Fabric Of Society : Nation And Identity -- The Literary Scene -- Philosophical Questions -- Society, Individuals, And Choices -- Scientific And Medical Contexts -- Recontextualizing And Reconstructing Woolf -- Film And Television Adaptations Of Woolf's Novels. Michael H. Whitworth. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [252]-[257]) And Index. Includes Filmography: P. [258].