Woolf : a guide for the perplexed

Simpson, Kathryn, 1967-2016

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Virginia Woolf is one of the best-known and most influential modernist writers; an iconic figure, her image and reference to her work and life appear in the most varied of cultural sites. Her writing is, however, in many ways kaleidoscopic and has given rise to a diverse and, sometimes, conflicting body of critical work. Whilst Woolf envisaged that her readers could be 'fellow-worker(s)' in the creative process, there is much to perplex any reader approaching her writing, especially for the first time. Drawing on some of the main critical debates and on Woolf's non-fictional writings, this guide untangles some of the perplexities that can prove a barrier to understanding Woolf's writing, including aspects of the process of writing, thematic concerns so central to her writing, the cultural context in which it emerged and recent criticism.