What are some of the major differences between Edwardian and Georgian writers, according to Woolf?

Woolf divides contemporary writers into two camps: the Edwardians and the Georgians. Aside from their associations with particular monarchs, Woolf portrays these two groups of writers as sharing different interests when it comes to novel writing. The Edwardians, Woolf argues, have the benefit of relying on literary conventions that were successful at the time of their writing: they are interested in small details, an immense amount of context, and an outward-looking perspective that encourages readers to think broadly about society and the world. The Georgians, by contrast, are faced with the challenge of representing character in a way that reflects the more democratic and multi-voiced society that has sprung up since 1910. Georgians are more inward-looking, and are interested in portraying relationships between individuals without necessarily exploding those relationships out to larger social...