Essays on the Self
Essays on the Self
Essays on the Self
Essays on the Self
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Published: 01/01/2014
ISBN: 9781907903922
Extent: 184 pages

Essays on the Self

Author: Virginia Woolf

Introduced by: Joanna Kavenna

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The essays in this collection are, of course, not merely concerned with the self. Virginia Woolf does also discuss the rights of women, the revolutions of modernity, the past, present and future of the novel.

She is eloquent on social inequality and the agony of war.

She is a robust literary antiquarian, she rakes through the past in search of treasure.

She is transfixed, as well, by the aesthetic contests of the present, the dynamic incompleteness of her era.

She fights with local demons, she mocks those who mock her, and generally prevails.

The essays chosen here were written between 1919 when Woolf was 37 and 1940 when she was 58. During this time, Woolf changed, many times over, her opinions changed, her circumstances too; she was not a fixed entity, reiterating a rigid and immaculate position each time she picked up her pen.

‘Sublime moments in intellectual history, while also being entertaining and accessible.’
Shiny New Books
‘A real treat for Woolf fans.’
Virginia Woolf Blog
‘Underpinning all of the essays is the question of what it means to have a sense of self. A question that, in the age of the selfie, seems utterly topical.’
Julia Bell

 

Published: 01/01/2014
ISBN: 9781907903922
Extent: 184 pages

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The essays in this collection are, of course, not merely concerned with the self. Virginia Woolf does also discuss the rights of women, the revolutions of modernity, the past, present and future of the novel.

She is eloquent on social inequality and the agony of war.

She is a robust literary antiquarian, she rakes through the past in search of treasure.

She is transfixed, as well, by the aesthetic contests of the present, the dynamic incompleteness of her era.

She fights with local demons, she mocks those who mock her, and generally prevails.

The essays chosen here were written between 1919 when Woolf was 37 and 1940 when she was 58. During this time, Woolf changed, many times over, her opinions changed, her circumstances too; she was not a fixed entity, reiterating a rigid and immaculate position each time she picked up her pen.

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Weight 0.25 kg
Dimensions 19 × 12 × 1.5 cm
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