Mrs. Dalloway Reader - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151010447 ISBN 13: 9780151010448

Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

The complete text of Woolf's masterpiece Mrs. Dalloway, a poignant portrait of the thoughts and events that comprise one day in a woman's life, is accompanied by Mrs. Dalloway's Party, journal entries and letters related to the book, and a collection of critical reviews, essays, and commentary by other writers. 40,000 first printing.

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Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century, transformed the art of the novel. The author of numerous novels, collections of letters, journals, and short stories, she was an admired literary critic
and a master of the essay form.

Francine Prose is the author of a dozen highly acclaimed works of fiction, including the National Book Award finalist Blue Angel. She lives in New York City.

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The publication of Mrs. Dalloway in 1925 secured Virginia Woolf's place as a master of the modern literary form, and inspired generations of writers to come. This unique collection includes the complete text of Mrs. Dalloway and Mrs. Dalloway's Party, and also various journal entries and letters by Virginia Woolf relating to the genesis and writing of her masterpiece. Editor Francine Prose has selected these pieces as well as essays and appreciations, critical views and commentary by writers famous and unknown, all about Mrs. Dalloway. While Mrs. Dalloway remains Woolf's classic work, the lesser-known companion book, Mrs. Dalloway's Party is a kind of writer's notebook, containing many outtakes from Woolf's initial attempt to write Mrs. Dalloway. This complete volume illuminates the creation of a beloved book and the genius of its author.

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The publication of Mrs. Dalloway in 1925 secured Virginia Woolf's place as a master of the modern literary form, and inspired generations of writers to come. This unique collection includes the complete text of Mrs. Dalloway and Mrs. Dalloway's Party, and also various journal entries and letters by Virginia Woolf relating to the genesis and writing of her masterpiece. Editor Francine Prose has selected these pieces as well as essays and appreciations, critical views and commentary by writers famous and unknown, all about Mrs. Dalloway. While Mrs. Dalloway remains Woolf's classic work, the lesser-known companion book, Mrs. Dalloway's Party is a kind of writer's notebook, containing many outtakes from Woolf's initial attempt to write Mrs. Dalloway. This complete volume illuminates the creation of a beloved book and the genius of its author.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0151010447
• ISBN 13: 9780151010448
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 300
• Herausgeber: Prose Francine
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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