Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Avant-garde by Christine Froula

Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Avant-garde by Christine Froula

Traces the emergence of Woolf's art and thought against Bloomsbury's public thinking about Europe's future in a period marked by two world wars and rising threats of totalitarianism. This book explores Virginia Woolf's narrative journey from her first novel, The Voyage Out, through her last, Between the Acts.

In this brilliant, indeed indispensable, study, Froula (Northwestern Univ) places Woolf's major works in the context of Bloomsbury as a modernist movement...Essential. Choice Froula pursues her task passionately in a book which is energetic and likeable. -- Jim Stewart Times Literary Supplement Christine Froula's Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Avant-Garde is a timely and valuable contribution to Woolf studies emphasizing Woolf's relation to the political, aesthetic, and feminine milieu of her own era and beyond. -- Vera Neverow Modernism / Modernity Provocative... intensely optimistic... Impressive body of work on Woolf and modernism... Provides a fresh and challenging set of readings. -- Helen Southworth Virginia Woolf Miscellany Froula's book brims with fresh historical and political insights... [Her] book is crucial. -- Julia Keller Chicago Tribune This major new book is a significant and substantial addition to [Froula's] contribution to Woolf studies. -- Janfarie Skinner Virginia Woolf Bulletin Froula's fascinating new book... makes a timely contribution to modernist scholarship. -- Jane Garrity Woolf Studies Annual What a pleasure to read Froula's smart, wide-ranging, and often exquisite book. -- Jessica Berman Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature We can be grateful to Christine Froula for this most stimulating study which significantly broadens the scope of Woolf's work. -- Christine Reynier In-between

Christine Froula is professor of English, comparative literature, and gender studies at Northwestern University and a past president of the International Virginia Woolf Society. Her extensive publications include Modernism's Body: Sex, Culture, and Joyce.

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ISBN 13	9780231134453
ISBN 10	0231134452
Title	Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Avant-garde
Author	Christine Froula
Series	Gender And Culture Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Columbia University Press
Year published	2007-02-13
Number of pages	432
Prizes	Winner of Oustanding Academic Title 2005
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