Virginia Woolf

The Common Reader - First Series (1925) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Common Reader - First Series (1925)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Common Reader' is a collection of essays by Virginia Woolf, published in two series, the first in 1925 and the second in 1932. The title indicates Woolf's intention that her essays be read by the educated but non-scholarly "common reader," who examines books for personal enjoyment. Woolf outlines her literary philosophy in the introductory essay to the first series, "The Common Reader," and in the concluding essay to the second series, "How Should One Read a Book?" The first series includes essays on Geoffrey Chaucer, Michel de Montaigne, Jane Austen, George Eliot, and Joseph Conrad, as well as discussions of the Greek language and the modern essay. The second series features essays on John Donne, Daniel Defoe, Dorothy Osborne, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Hardy, among others. Table of Contents: • Chapter 1 -- The Common Reader • Chapter 2 -- The Pastons and Chaucer • Chapter 3 -- On Not Knowing Greek • Chapter 4 -- The Elizabethan Lumber Room • Chapter 5 -- Notes on an Elizabethan Play • Chapter 6 -- Montaigne • Chapter 7 -- The Duchess of Newcastle • Chapter 8 -- Rambling Round Evelyn • Chapter 9 -- Defoe • Chapter 10 -- Addison • Chapter 11 -- The Lives of the Obscure • Chapter 12 -- Jane Austen • Chapter 13 -- Modern Fiction • Chapter 14 -- "Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights" • Chapter 15 -- George Eliot • Chapter 16 -- The Russian Point of View • Chapter 17 -- Outlines • Chapter 18 -- The Patron and the Crocus • Chapter 19 -- The Modern Essay • Chapter 20 -- Joseph Conrad • Chapter 21 -- How it Strikes a Contemporary

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: e-artnow
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788074845062
• Artikelnr.: 39498042

Autorenporträt

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), born Adeline Virginia Stephen, was an illustrious English writer known for her innovative literary style and contributions to modernist fiction. Woolf was an integral figure in London's literary and intellectual circles and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her narrative technique, characterized by a stream of consciousness and psychological depth, was revolutionary at the time and has left a profound impact on the literary world. In 'The Common Reader - First Series' (1925), Woolf compiled a collection of essays that revolutionized literary criticism by advocating for the role of the 'common reader,' a concept representing an individual reading for pleasure rather than academic analysis. This work reflects her belief in the accessibility of literature and the importance of personal emotional responses to it. Woolf's oeuvre includes notable works like 'Mrs. Dalloway' (1925), 'To the Lighthouse' (1927), and 'Orlando' (1928), which continue to be widely read and analyzed for their depth and narrative ingenuity. Woolf's writing is often studied for its exploration of the human psyche, gender roles, and the complexities of time and existence, establishing her as a pivotal figure in the canon of English literature.