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Across this engaging collection of literary essays, Virginia Woolf addresses those who read for pleasure, rather than for academic purposes, as she explores her wide-ranging, deeply personal reflections on literature, culture, and the art of reading.

The Common Reader explores the works of both renowned and lesser-known writers, from the timeless epics of the Greeks to the nuanced novels of the Victorian era, all through the lens of the 'common' or everyday reader. She offers fresh insights into the minds of figures like Jane Austen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Christina Rossetti, Mary Wollstonecraft, George Eliot, Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe, and Michel de Montaigne, while providing engaging analyses of their work. With imagination and acute understanding, Woolf discusses Elizabethan drama, the diaries of Pepys, tsarist Russia, and the poetry of the early twentieth century.

First published in two volumes, in 1925 and 1932 respectively, The Common Reader showcases Woolf's profound love for literature and her unparalleled ability to connect with readers, making this collection of essays indispensable for anyone who shares her passion for the written word.

Über den Autor

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic who became one of the central figures of literary modernism. A founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, Woolf helped shape early twentieth-century intellectual and artistic culture through both her fiction and her [...] major novels-including Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves-are known for their experimental narrative techniques, particularly the use of stream of consciousness and shifting interior perspectives. Woolf sought to capture the fluid movement of thought and memory, redefining the structure and possibilities of the [...] works such as A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas, she also addressed the social and economic barriers facing women writers, becoming an enduring influence on feminist literary criticism. Woolf's stylistic innovation and psychological insight secure her place among the most important writers of the twentieth century.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Importe , Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781528719841
ISBN-10:	1528719840
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Woolf, Virginia
Hersteller:	Read & Co. Great Essays
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 31 mm
Von/Mit:	Virginia Woolf
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.02.2022
Gewicht:	0,718 kg