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1,148 words, approx. 4 pages
 (1928) is a novel by Virginia Woolf ; Woolf called it a biography, and intended it as the first of a new genre breaking barriers between fiction and non-fiction. He — for there could be no doubt of his sex, though the fashion of the time did...
 
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Virginia Stephen Woolf | | Birth Date: |
January 25, 1882 | | Death Date: |
March 28, 1941 | | Place of Birth: |
London, England | | Place of Death: |
Lewes, Sussex, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
novelist, critic, essayist |
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 Biography of Virginia Stephen Woolf
1089 words, approx. 3.6 pages
The English novelist, critic, and essayist Virginia Stephen Woolf (1882-1941) ranks as one of England's most distinguished writers of the period between World War I and World War II. Her novels can perhaps best be described as impressionistic. Dissatisfi... summary from source:
Biography of Virginia Stephen Woolf
10617 words, approx. 35.4 pages
 The writings of Virginia Woolf have always been admired by discriminating readers, but her work has suffered, as has that of many other major authors, periods of neglect by the literary establishment. She was, as she herself put it, always a hare a long... summary from source:
 Biography of (Adeline) Virginia Woolf
9348 words, approx. 31.2 pages
The writings of Virginia Woolf have always been admired by discriminating readers, but her work has suffered, as has that of many other major authors, periods of neglect by the literary establishment. She was, as she herself put it, always a hare a long...
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1,201 words, approx. 4 pages
Orlando is an influential novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A semi-biographical novel based in part on the life of Woolf's intimate friend Vita Sackville-West, it is generally considered one Woolf's most accessible novels. The...
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Critical Essay by James Naremore
8,521 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following excerpt, Naremore discusses Wool's attempt in Orlando to devise a new type of biography that evokes personality through a combination of fact and fiction.
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Critical Essay by Jean Guiguet
7,404 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following excerpt, Guiguet draws on Woolf's diary entries to examine her intentions in writing Orlando and to assess the significance of the novel to her literary development.
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 Essay Grade: 100%Orlando
1,256 words, approx. 4 pages
An analytical look at Virginia Woolf's book and character, Orlando.
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