Virginia Woolf: a portrait

by Forrester, Viviane

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Title Statements

Full title :Virginia Woolf : a portrait / Viviane Forrester ; translated by Jody Gladding.

Summary

Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt award for biography, this remarkable portrait sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's relationships with her family and friends and how they shaped her work. Forrester's biography draws on revelations about the author that often remain buried and carefully applies them to a narrative of her development and influence. Virginia Woolf: A Portrait blends recently unearthed documents, key primary sources, and personal interviews with Woolf's relatives and other acquaintances to render in unmatched detail the author's complicated relationship with her husband, Leonard; her father, Leslie Stephen; and her half-sister, Vanessa Bell. Forrester connects these figures to Woolf's mental breakdown while introducing the concept of "Virginia seule," or Virginia alone: an uncommon paragon of female strength and conviction. Forrester's biography inhabits her characters and vivifies their perspective, weaving a colorful, intense drama that forces readers to rethink their understanding of Woolf and her world."--Provided by publisher

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Columbia University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (247 pages) : : genealogical table

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780231535120, 0231535120
DOI:10.7312/forr15356
oclc:ocn916446338
LC Classification:PR6045.O72 Z63513 2015
Dewey Decimal:823.912

Table of Contents; Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Abbreviations; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

Subjects

Biographies collective biographies Electronic books Literary Criticism -- Feminist Novelists, English Novelists, English -- Biography. -- 20t… Romanciers anglais -- Biographies. -- 2… Woolf, Virginia