All About Virginia Woolf
All About Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf was born January 25, 1882 in Kensington, London. She is a well known author and highly praised for her feminist writings portrayed in her novels and essays. Virginia was homeschooled by her parents growing up and then later attended King's College London, she started her writing career as a journalists and then later became a member of the Bloomsbury Group, a group of innovative authors and writers.
Some of her most famous novels are "Mrs. Dalloway," "To the Lighthouse," and "Orlando." As mentioned earlier her writings had a highly pronounced feminist theme along with sexuality and mental illness. These themes were a resemblance of her personal life as she struggled with mental illness continuously, counting three suicide attempts.
Her writing portrays lots of imagery especially in the details of London, England. She explains each scene with specific details of the location down to the characters unique mannerisms. In "Mrs. Dalloway" the reader is able to explore Clarissa's thoughts and emotions intimately as she paves her way through her idealistic life. Virginia Woolf continues to use this technique in all of her novels to allow the readers to connect deeper by each word.
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