So Now I'm Afraid of Virginia Stephen
Sep. 15th, 2017 11:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thisnewdayEarlier this month, I decided that I'd participate in the Liverpool Public Library's upcoming "Thursday Morning Book Klatch," featuring Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway.
So, along with Dalloway, I acquired several other of her defining titles and, as I've done with several other writers whom I've undertaken to read in some depth, decided to precede my reading of the novel with a biography.
Now I'm rushing to get through Virginia Woolf, a scholarly but engaging biography by University of Liverpool professor Alexandra Harris.
The thing is, this is totally new ground for me and the book assumes at least a passing acquaintance with the scary Ms. Woolf.
With so much having been written about her already, contemporary critics like Ms. Harris are understandably adverse to rehashing previously-discussed theories, interpretations, and life histories.
And the fault is really mine for not having considered that in selecting this book. But, I was in a hurry, found less of a selection on shelves locally than I might've hoped, and so resorted to B&N.com for my books.
But despite all of that, I have learned some interesting stuff and gained a better-informed appreciation of the life and work of Virginia Stephen Woolf.
Who, even in her younger years, was kinda scary too...
LPK
Dreamwidth
9.15.2017
So, along with Dalloway, I acquired several other of her defining titles and, as I've done with several other writers whom I've undertaken to read in some depth, decided to precede my reading of the novel with a biography.
Now I'm rushing to get through Virginia Woolf, a scholarly but engaging biography by University of Liverpool professor Alexandra Harris.
The thing is, this is totally new ground for me and the book assumes at least a passing acquaintance with the scary Ms. Woolf.
With so much having been written about her already, contemporary critics like Ms. Harris are understandably adverse to rehashing previously-discussed theories, interpretations, and life histories.
And the fault is really mine for not having considered that in selecting this book. But, I was in a hurry, found less of a selection on shelves locally than I might've hoped, and so resorted to B&N.com for my books.
But despite all of that, I have learned some interesting stuff and gained a better-informed appreciation of the life and work of Virginia Stephen Woolf.
Who, even in her younger years, was kinda scary too...
LPK
Dreamwidth
9.15.2017
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Date: 2017-09-20 06:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-09-21 12:11 am (UTC)Anyway, glad we can talk about this, am enjoying and marveling at "Dalloway" immensely, and looking forward to my book club and sharing with you what I find there. Hope you've had a good day and enjoyable evening...
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Date: 2017-09-22 01:52 am (UTC)E
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Date: 2017-09-22 12:34 pm (UTC)