Hermione Lee
Virginia Woolf
- ISBN 13:
- 9780375701368
- author:
- Hermione Lee
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1999
- Pages:
- 944
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 Length: 5.2 Width: 2 Inches
- Genre:
- Biographies & Memoirs Arts & Literature Authors Theatre Community & Culture Women Historical Europe Literature & Fiction History & Criticism Criticism & Theory Women Authors Politics & Social Sciences Women's Studies Women Writers Self Service Custom
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
A biography that truly captures the essence of its subject. Hermione Lee's Virginia Woolf is a richly layered portrait of the writer and the woman, balancing the complexities and contradictions of her life with the immensity of her literary achievement.
Lee's approach is one of fluidity and elusiveness, mirroring Virginia Woolf's own belief in the fluidity and elusiveness of identity. This results in a deeply nuanced exploration of themes such as sexual abuse, mental illness, and suicide, alongside the writer's heroic commitment to her work, generosity, wit, sanity, and strength.
A meticulously researched and engagingly written biography, Virginia Woolf is an accessible and intelligent read that will undoubtedly take its place as a standard biography for years to come. A moving, eloquent, and powerful study of both literary and social history, it is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the life and work of this remarkable writer.
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