Virginia Woolf and the Aesthetics of Vision

The Modernist fascination with the visual is not only palpable in the development of media and the visual arts, but it becomes a central concern in literature.

The category of vision is significant for Modernist texts as well as for the unfolding discourse of Modernism itself. Within the general Modernist fascination w

In this critical study, Tidwell examines the conflict of aesthetics and politics in The Diary of Virginia Woolf. As a modernist writer concerned with contempora

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Jane Goldman offers a revisionary, feminist reading of Woolf's work. Focusing on Woolf's engagement with the artistic theories of her time, Goldman analyzes Woo

Jane Goldman offers a revisionary, feminist reading of Woolf's work. Focusing on Woolf's engagement with the artistic theories of her time, Goldman analyses Woo

A Sense of Shock examines the various, complex relations between impressionist texts and contexts in modern British and Irish works by Bowen, Conrad, Ford, Jame

This book argues that Virginia Woolf used her writing to examine the professions and their significance in British society.

A Companion to Virginia Woolf is a thorough examination of her life, work, and multiple contexts in 33 essays written by leading scholars in the field. Contains