Night and Day by Virginia Woolf

Night and Day by Virginia Woolf

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Katherine Hilbery, torn between past and present, is a figure reflecting Woolf's own struggle with history. Both have illustrious literary ancestors: in Katherine's case, her poet grandfather, and in Woolf's, her father Leslie Stephen, writer, philosopher, and editor. Both desire to break away from the demands of the previous generation.

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Night and Day by Virginia Woolf

Katherine Hilbery, torn between past and present, is a figure reflecting Woolf's own struggle with history. Both have illustrious literary ancestors: in Katherine's case, her poet grandfather, and in Woolf's, her father Leslie Stephen, writer, philosopher, and editor. Both desire to break away from the demands of the previous generation without disowning it altogether. Katherine must decide whether or not she loves the iconoclastic Ralph Denham; Woolf seeks a way of experimenting with the novel for that still allows her to express her affection for the literature of the past. This is the most traditional of Woolf's novels, yet even here we can see her beginning to break free; in this, her second novel, with its strange mixture of comedy and high seriousness, Woolf had already found her own characteristic voice.
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ISBN 13 9780192837844
ISBN 10 0192837842
Title Night and Day
Author Virginia Woolf
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1999-10-01
Number of pages 582
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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