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Virginia Woolf and the Real World
Alex Zwerdling
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Description for Virginia Woolf and the Real World
Paperback. A critical book on Virgina Woolf that places her world of class, politics, feminism, pacifism, and the family into firm historical perspective. It is a penetrating, learned, wide-ranging appreciation of Virginia Woolf in her social and political context, documenting what muscle and thought there was in her allegedly gossamer work. Num Pages: 375 pages, 2Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 520.
"The finest critical book on Virginia Woolf to date. Alex Zwerdling's large and subtle study places Virginia Woolf's world of class, politics, feminism, pacifism, and the family into firm historical perspective. The book leaves us with renewed appreciation for Woolf's work and for her mind." (Elaine Showalter, Princeton University). "Buried beneath piles of criticism Virginia Woolf has at last been dug out by Alex Zwerdling. Virginia Woolf and the Real World is the most enlightened account of the real woman to appear for years." (Noel Annan, The Observer). "A relief from the Bloomsbury fan dub: penetrating, learned, wide-ranging appreciation of ... Read more
"The finest critical book on Virginia Woolf to date. Alex Zwerdling's large and subtle study places Virginia Woolf's world of class, politics, feminism, pacifism, and the family into firm historical perspective. The book leaves us with renewed appreciation for Woolf's work and for her mind." (Elaine Showalter, Princeton University). "Buried beneath piles of criticism Virginia Woolf has at last been dug out by Alex Zwerdling. Virginia Woolf and the Real World is the most enlightened account of the real woman to appear for years." (Noel Annan, The Observer). "A relief from the Bloomsbury fan dub: penetrating, learned, wide-ranging appreciation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Number of Pages
375
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520061842
SKU
V9780520061842
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About Alex Zwerdling
Alex Zwerdling is University Professor of English at George Washington University.
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