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Chargement... Selected Essayspar Virginia Woolf
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'A good essay must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in, not out.' According to Virginia Woolf, the goal of the essay 'is simply that it should give pleasure...It should lay us under a spell with its first word, and we should only wake, refreshed, with its last.' One of the best practitioners of the art she analysed so rewardingly, Woolf displayed her essay-writingskills across a wide range of subjects, with all the craftsmanship, substance, and rich allure of her novels. This selection brings together thirty of her best essays, including the famous 'Mr Bennett and Mrs Brown', a clarion call for modern fiction. She discusses the arts of writing and ofreading, and the particular role and reputation of women writers. She writes movingly about her father and the art of biography, and of the London scene in the early decades of the twentieth century. Overall, these pieces are as indispensable to an understanding of this great writer as they areenchanting in their own right. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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A classic selection of non-fiction by Woolf, in four sections: writing about literature, writing about life and death, writing about women, and observational pieces. It's all very good, and each section has a standout piece. "Character in Fiction" has a very entertaining passage comparing British, French and Russian writers. Her obituary of her father is moving and lucid. Her essay on "Women and Fiction" hopes for better days to come. And the observational pieces are all great, with the best being "Street Haunting", which converts buying a new pencil into an epiphany. All recommended. ( )