Virginia Woolf

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Roger Fry (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

In "Roger Fry," Virginia Woolf offers an insightful exploration of art criticism through the lens of her subject, a pivotal figure in the Bloomsbury Group. The book is a nuanced blend of biographical content and critical analysis that captures Fry's contributions to modern art, particularly his role in introducing French Impressionism to British audiences. Woolf's prose is characterized by its lyrical quality and intellectual depth, seamlessly weaving Fry's artistic vision into the broader tapestry of early 20th-century art movements. Her style reflects the intricacies of modernist literature, employing stream-of-consciousness techniques to convey complex thoughts about aesthetics and the nature of art itself. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a prominent modernist writer deeply embedded in the intellectual currents of her time. As a member of the Bloomsbury Group, Fry's ideas resonated with Woolf's own beliefs about creativity and the transformative power of art. Having experienced the vibrant art scene of her day, Woolf possessed a unique perspective on the intersection of art and life, making her an ideal commentator on Fry's work and philosophy. "Roger Fry" is recommended for those delving into modernist literature and art history. Woolf's detailed examination offers not only an understanding of Fry's influence on art but also presents a broader commentary on the societal transformations occurring in the early 20th century. The book is essential for readers who appreciate the interplay between art and culture, as well as for admirers of Woolf's groundbreaking literary style.

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Virginia Woolf was born in London in 1882, the daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen, first editor of The Dictionary of National Biography. After his death in 1904 Virginia and her sister, the painter Vanessa Bell, moved to Bloomsbury and became the centre of 'The Bloomsbury Group'. This informal collective of artists and writers which included Lytton Strachey and Roger Fry, exerted a powerful influence over early twentieth-century British culture. In 1912 Virginia married Leonard Woolf, a writer and social reformer. Three years later, her first novel The Voyage Out was published, followed by Night and Day (1919) and Jacob's Room (1922). These first novels show the development of Virginia Woolf's distinctive and innovative narrative style. It was during this time that she and Leonard Woolf founded The Hogarth Press with the publication of the co-authored Two Stories in 1917, hand-printed in the dining room of their house in Surrey. Between 1925 and 1931 Virginia Woolf produced what are now regarded as her finest masterpieces, from Mrs Dalloway (1925) to the poetic and highly experimental novel The Waves (1931). She also maintained an astonishing output of literary criticism, short fiction, journalism and biography, including the playfully subversive Orlando (1928) and A Room of One's Own (1929) a passionate feminist essay. This intense creative productivity was often matched by periods of mental illness, from which she had suffered since her mother's death in 1895. On 28 March 1941, a few months before the publication of her final novel, Between the Acts, Virginia Woolf committed suicide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copycat
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788028219123
• Artikelnr.: 69801341