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- 'To the Lighthouse' By Virginia WoolfNot much of a plot, rather it is a novel of characters, images, emotion and love presented in Virginia Woolf's unique stream of conscious writing style, taking place at a vacation home on the Isles of Skye where the lighthouse represents a beacon of hope.
- High Rates of Suicide in Female WritersThe Sylvia Plath Effect, a phrase coined by Dr. James C. Kaufman to explain the high rate of suicide among female poets, is explored through a literary perspective.
Virginia Woolf: Portrait of a Modernist NovelistVirginia Woolf is probably most known for her contributions to feminist rhetoric, however, Woolf first gained notoriety as writer with her modernist novels in the early 1900s.- A Look at Virginia Woolf:Viriginia Woolf was an amazing writer that suffered from a mental illness. Despite her condition she found a way to use the condition to her advantage.
- Woolf is a Stunning Finale to the Summer Company's 2011 SeasonA review of The Summer Company's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
Why Teach Virginia Woolf?The English novelist Virginia Woolf remains a towering name in literature, yet her works are not taught as widely as those of other Modernists. Woolf's have quite a bit to offer, however, and fit well in upper-level literature courses.- Parallels in the Relationships of Mrs. Dalloway, The HoursInspired by Woolf's classic novel Mrs. Dalloway, Michael Cunningham provides his interpretation of the characters in The Hours. Although he stylizes the plot to his own taste, the similarities between the two novels are hardly inconspicuous.
- Antithesis and A Room of One's OwnThis is a critical essay about the book "A Room of One's own" written by Virginia Woolfe. This essay focuses on two literary elements contained within the novel... "Antithesis" and "The Other."
Virginia Woolf - What You Didn't Know About the Famous WriterVirginia Woolf is famous for her writing and suicide; few people know more than those two things about this amazing woman. This article goes deeper into things you probably didn't know about the famous writer.- Calling Sanity into QuestionMrs. Dalloway may best be interpreted as a novel which calls into question societal assumptions about sanity and insanity, while arguing the two to be divided by a very fine line.
- Virginia Woolf, a Distinguished Twentieth Century Novelist. Haunted by Personal TragedySuffering from major depression she was still able to create astounding poetic works of fiction.
- Elements of Latent Sexuality in Mrs. DallowayAn analysis of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway that explores the way in which female sexuality influences the reinvention of the novel, modern and postmodern.
- Between the Lines in Between the Acts: Searching for Virginia Woolf in Her Final NovelAn examination of Virginia Woolf's final novel, and its potential autobiographical reflections.
- Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThis is a brief analysis of the up-and-down motif in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. I look at how the motif appears in the opening foreshadows Septimus' death. I also look at how Woolf manipulates the motif.
- Virginia Woolf Remains a Substantial Slice of Women's Literary HistoryVirginia Woolf is perhaps most famously remembered as a great author who died by committing suicide, but that is only a small part of what makes her a fascinating woman and author. Her greatest work in support of women is A Room of One's Own.
- A Brief Analysis of The Voyage Out by Virginia WoolfIn this brief analysis, I look at why Virginia Woolf would allude to Jane Austen. I compare and contrast both authors, focusing on why the former would mention the latter.
- Great Writers and Masterful EndingsFor this AC assignment we were asked to pick a random word from a dictionary (with our eyes closed) and build a short story using the random word as a base!
- A Room for Our MothersBlack women's creativity in the face of oppression.
- Artistic Vision in Virginia Woolf's To the LighthouseThrough exploration of the novel To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf, this paper explores the significance (and argues to the point of necessity) of art and creativity to the human species.
- Who Killed NY Artist Susan Woolf? Tigren Tambiev is an Alleged SuspectArtist Susan Woolf was killed in her home. Who left her to die from stab wounds?
- The Role of Children in Virginia Woolf's To the LighthouseAn essay discussing the importance of the non-adult characters in Virginia Woolf's classic of British Literature, To The Lighthouse. It also contains an in-depth character discussion of Mrs. Ramsay.
- Virginia Woolf: Shakespeare's SisterHow did Elizabethan gender roles limit opportunities in literature? Why does history treat sixteenth- and seventeenth-century women with so little notice?
- Repetition as Social Criticism in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. DallowayThis essay draws from Alex Zwerdling's 1977 essay, "Mrs. Dalloway and the Social System," examining how Virginia Woolf uses repetition to criticize the rigid social ladder in Britain in "Mrs. Dalloway."
- An Essay on Moments of BeingThis is an essay I wrote describing some of the rhetorical devices Virginia Woolf wrote in her short story "Moments of Being."
- Composition of Night in Nichols' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf: The Importance of Lighting Dramatic TensionAn analytic look at the subjectivity of lighting and importance of shadow in Mike Nichols' classic film, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf."
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf's Novel Orlando?A literary analysis of Orlando, by Virginia Woolf.
- "The Death of the Moth" by Virginia WoolfAs Woolf describes the death of an insignificant moth, the reader can't help but look at parallels between Woolf and her struggle as a woman (and her fight for recognition for all women), and the struggle of an insignificant moth.
- "Professions for Women" by Virginia WoolfAfter reading an actual excerpt from Coventry Patmore's "Angel in the House," one can see clearly why Woolf devoted so much time, necessarily, to "killing the Angel in the House."
- Analysis of Virginia Woolf's Essay, How Should One Read a BookThis is an article on how one should read a book. The examples in this article come from Virginia Woolf's essay, "How Should One Read A Book".
- A Beautiful Tragedy: Virginia WoolfManic-depressive disorder had a profound effect on the life and writing of Virginia Woolf. She allowed the public to see inside her mind through her novel, Mrs. Dalloway.
A Room of One's OwnWoolf didn't want much in her life:a quiet place to think and write. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf is a masterful essay about what all writers need, space.- Women's Suffering for the Sake of LiteratureThis essay is written for an English class and dedicated to all women writers in history.
- Jane Austen Vs. Virginia Woolf - Which Writing Method Works Best?These famous authors had very different work habits. This article explores how to be a writer and do other things in one's life.
- Modernist Literature in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. DallowayThe Modernist thoughts and techniques used by Virginia Woolf in her novel, Mrs. Dalloway.
- The New Woman: The Rise of the Female Voice as a Metaphor for the Decay of ModernityWith the dawning of the twentieth century, a new voice appeared on the forefront: the Modernist woman had not only a strong voice, but many obstacles to overcome.
- Virginia Woolf's To the LighthouseIn "To the Lighthouse," Virgina Woolf does not even appear as a character. She explains herself only through the eyes of others.
- Writer Virginia Woolf Opened Doors for Housebound WomenAlthough Virginia Woolf's work promoted an understanding of the responsiblilities of writers and readers, an unrecognized power, a phantom, pervaded her life and affected her writings.
- Unconventional Love in Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfA look at love in Mrs. Dalloway as opposed to in Victorian novels.
Mrs. Dalloway: A Social Commentary by Virginia WoolfA brief look at Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway.
Analyzing Themes in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and WaterlandIn examining Virginia Woolf's character, Clarissa Dalloway, an exciting study can be made. Clarissa is shown in different contexts in three very distinct works.