An edition of The measure of life (2000)

Measure of Life

Virginia Woolf's Last Years

Measure of Life
Herbert Marder, Herbert Marder
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An edition of The measure of life (2000)

Measure of Life

Virginia Woolf's Last Years

"This biography tells the story of Virginia Woolf's last ten years, from the creation of her great visionary novel, The Waves, to her suicide in 1941. Herbert Marder looks closely at Woolf's views on totalitarianism and her depictions of Britain under siege to create a remarkable portrait of a mature and renowned writer during a time of rising fascist violence.".

"The Measure of Life suggests that Woolf anticipated her suicide, and indeed enacted it symbolically many times before the event. Marder's account of her death emphasizes the importance of her relationship with her doctor and distant cousin, Octavia Wilberforce. Wilberforce's letters about Woolf's last months, including some previously unpublished passages, appear in the appendix.".

"Staying close to the spirit of Woolf's own writing, Marder traces her evolving social consciousness in the 1930s, connecting her growing concern with politics and social history with the facts of her daily life. He stresses her endurance as a working writer, and explores her friendships, her complex relations with servants, and her activities at the Hogarth Press."--BOOK JACKET.

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Cover of: Measure of Life
Measure of Life: Virginia Woolf's Last Years
2018, Cornell University Press
in English
Cover of: The Measure of Life
The Measure of Life: Virginia Woolf's Last Years
October 2001, Cornell University Press
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Cover of: The measure of life
The measure of life: Virginia Woolf's last years
2000, Cornell University Press
in English

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OL33663909M
ISBN 13
9781501728464

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"Is there a ratio between art and life, between the refined forms of a writer's work and the daily litter of papers and bills, head colds, dirty dishes, uninvited guests?"

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