Virginia Woolf's works and extraordinary figure not
only made her known and respected as one of the
leading Modernists of her time, but she also proved
to be an exciting challenge for Postmodern
literature and art. Reinterpretations and
adaptations of her works have emerged, most
importantly the adaptations of her novel Mrs
Dalloway, which have contributed to a great extent
to Woolf s growing popularity among the larger
audience. This short study analyzes the most
important Mrs Dalloway-adaptations, these being
Michael Cunningham s novel The Hours and Stephen
Daldry s film version based on it. Further on, it
explores the relations between the elements that
link Virginia Woolf, her Mrs Dalloway and both the
novel and the film The Hours together, with emphasis
on the representation of women. This work will
hopefully convey useful information for those who
are interested in the so-called Woolf-studies and
for those who are fond of adaptations.
only made her known and respected as one of the
leading Modernists of her time, but she also proved
to be an exciting challenge for Postmodern
literature and art. Reinterpretations and
adaptations of her works have emerged, most
importantly the adaptations of her novel Mrs
Dalloway, which have contributed to a great extent
to Woolf s growing popularity among the larger
audience. This short study analyzes the most
important Mrs Dalloway-adaptations, these being
Michael Cunningham s novel The Hours and Stephen
Daldry s film version based on it. Further on, it
explores the relations between the elements that
link Virginia Woolf, her Mrs Dalloway and both the
novel and the film The Hours together, with emphasis
on the representation of women. This work will
hopefully convey useful information for those who
are interested in the so-called Woolf-studies and
for those who are fond of adaptations.