Strathern, Paul. Virginia Woolf in 90 minutes.STRATHERN, Paul. Virginia Woolf Noun 1. Virginia Woolf - English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941) Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf, Woolf in 90 minutes. (Great Writers in 90 Minutes.) Ivan R. Dee. 124p. bibliog. index. c2005. 1-56663-650-7. $8.95. SA Strathern captures the essence of Virginia Woolf in examining both the causes and effects of her "constant battle against mental illness" as well as her "lucid periods" during which she produced "some of the finest literary works of the early twentieth century." The major portion of the text is devoted to the life and works of Woolf. Given the limitations implicit in Adj. 1. implicit in - in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" underlying, inherent the brevity of this series, Strathern manages to convey essential information and astute analysis in readable prose. He discusses the Bloomsbury Group Bloomsbury group, name given to the literary group that made the Bloomsbury area of London the center of its activities from 1904 to World War II. It included Lytton Strachey, Virginia Woolf, Leonard Woolf, E. M. , "a privileged circle of upper-middle-class writers, artists, and philosophers," and the effect of their "progressive social attitudes" on the young Virginia Woolf. It is through the Bloomsbury Group that Virginia met Leonard Woolf Leonard Sidney Woolf (November 25, 1880 – August 14, 1969) was a noted British political theorist, author, and civil servant, but perhaps now best known as husband to author Virginia Woolf. , with whom she shared a sexless marriage A sexless marriage is a marriage in which little or no sex occurs between the two partners. The US National Health and Social Life Survey in 1994 (Laumann et al. 1994) found that 2 percent of the married respondents reported no sexual intimacy in the past year. . Strathern also discusses her love affair with Vita Sackville-West, for whom Woolf wrote the novel Orlando. Strathern is equally adept at exploring the ways in which Woolf abandoned "the conventional form of the novel" in an attempt to express herself and her vision of the world. He assesses To the Lighthouse To the Lighthouse (5 May 1927) is a novel by Virginia Woolf. The freely, multiply discursive tale centers on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920. as her "first masterpiece" in fiction and the nonfiction A Room of One's Own A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published in 1929, it was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's colleges at Cambridge University in 1928. as a "formative feminist text." In his afterword, Strathern places Woolf second only to James Joyce among the writers of the period. Anthony Pucci, English Dept. Chair., Notre Dame HS, Elmira, NY KLIATT uses the following codes to help readers determine if the material reviewed is appropriate for their needs: J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. * The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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