Where other works of literary criticism are absorbed with the question--How to read a book?--Imagining Virginia Woolf asks a slightly different but more intriguing one: how does one read an author? Maria DiBattista answers this by undertaking an experiment in critical biography. The subject of this
Virginia Woolf: An Illustrated Biography
โ Scribed by Zena Alkayat, Nina Cosford
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Library of Luminaries
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
One of literature's most beloved authors is beautifully documented in this illustrated biography of Virginia Woolf. Featuring handwritten text paired with beguiling illustrations, this ebook reveals the formative events of Woolf's life: how she was supported—and challenged—in her craft, her struggles with mental illness, and how her great works came to be. With lines pulled from Woolf's own letters featured alongside interesting details, such as her nickname for her husband and how slowly her first novel sold, this intimate guide makes a wonderful book for literature lovers and book clubbers.
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