The Waves & To the Lighthouse (eBook)

Virginia Woolf (Autor)

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2023
313 Seiten
DigiCat (Verlag)
859-654776426-7 (EAN)

Infos

In her groundbreaking works, *The Waves* and *To the Lighthouse*, Virginia Woolf employs a distinctive stream-of-consciousness narrative style that delves deeply into the inner lives of her characters. *The Waves* presents a poetic exploration of consciousness through the voices of six friends, weaving their soliloquies into a rich tapestry of shared experiences and individual perceptions. In contrast, *To the Lighthouse* encapsulates the transient nature of life, motherhood, and artistic ambition within the framework of a single family's visit to a summer house in the Isle of Skye. Both texts exemplify Woolf's modernist approach, challenging traditional narrative forms and reflecting the complexities of time, memory, and human relationships amid the socio-political backdrop of the early 20th century. Virginia Woolf, a central figure in the modernist literary movement, authored these seminal works during a period marked by her own introspective struggles and a profound engagement with themes of feminism, existentialism, and the psychological depths of human experience. Her unique background, including her position in the Bloomsbury Group and her reflections on personal trauma, shaped her literary vision, allowing her to probe the subtleties of individual consciousness and collective memory. Woolf's *The Waves* and *To the Lighthouse* are essential reading for those seeking to understand the evolution of modernist literature and the intricate interplay of narrative and character development. These works not only illuminate the inner workings of the human psyche but also challenge readers to reflect on the nature of existence itself, making them timeless classics that resonate with contemporary audiences.

Autor

Virginia Woolf, one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century, was an English writer whose innovative narrative techniques have profoundly influenced the direction of contemporary literature. Born Adeline Virginia Stephen on January 25, 1882, in London, Woolf was an integral part of the intellectual and artistic Bloomsbury Group. She tackled themes such as the inner life of her characters, the concept of time, and the role of women in society. In her celebrated novel 'To the Lighthouse' (1927), Woolf masterfully employed a stream-of-consciousness narrative to explore the complexities of family and loss against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world. Another seminal work, 'The Waves' (1931), is a series of soliloquies delivered by six characters, a groundbreaking narrative that eschewed conventional plot and dialogue to capture the ebb and flow of human consciousness. Beyond her fiction, Woolf's essays and reviews further reveal her as a thinker deeply engaged with the literary and social issues of her day. Regrettably, Woolf's life was marred by mental illness, and she tragically took her own life on March 28, 1941. However, her literary legacy endures, and her writings continue to be studied and admired for their stylistic brilliance and penetrating insight into the human condition.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.12.2023
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: 20th century British literature • beneath a scarlet sky • British literary modernism • British Literature • call me by your name • early 20th century fiction • experimental narrative style • Experimental storytelling • family dynamics • family dynamics themes • Feminist literature • feminist literature icons • fleeting moments narrative • George Eliot • Hemingway • identity and memory • interconnected character lives • interior monologue examples • introspective narrative • Jane Austen • literary fiction masterpieces • Maya Angelou • Modernist fiction • modernist fiction classics • Modernist narrative style • narrative structure • philosophical depth exploration • psychological character exploration • Psychological exploration • psychological insight fiction • Stream of Consciousness • stream of consciousness literature • stream-of-consciousness technique • Sylvia Plath • The Catcher in the Rye • The Handmaid’s Tale • The Hours • Time and Memory • To the Lighthouse symbolism • Virginia Woolf novels