Virginia Woolf
Adeline Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 - March 28, 1941), an English woman writer, literary critic and literary theorist, is a representative of stream of consciousness literature. She is known as the pioneer of modernism and feminism in the 20th century.
During the two world wars, she was a central figure in London literature and a member of the Bloomsbury group. The most famous novels include Mrs. Dalloway( Mrs.Dalloway )To the lighthouse, etc.
Life of the characters
Early experience
Woolf was born on January 25, 1882, at 22 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London, England. Her original name was Adeline Virginia Stephen. His father, Leslie Stephen, was a famous literary critic, scholar and biographer born in Cambridge in Victorian era. Both parents had a marriage before they got married, and after they got married, they gave birth to four children. Woolf was educated at home. Talland house in Cornwall, where the whole family spent their summer in childhood, plays an important role in Woolf's fantasy and works. in may 1895, her mother Julia died, Woolf's first mental breakdown. In 1897 Woolf began to keep a diary. In February 1904, his father Leslie died. In May, Woolf broke down for the second time and tried to commit suicide by jumping out of the window. On December 14, Virginia published her first work in the guardian, an anonymous book review. After that, he published the first batch of essays, and began to write book reviews for Times Literary Supplement regularly. At the same time, he taught at Morley college, an in-service adult evening school. since 1906, Virginia's brothers have been gathering in Cambridge, and gradually formed a literary and academic center, namely the famous Bloomsbury group, which includes a large number of elites in the cultural circles at that time, including its core members: writer Leonard Woolf (Virginia's husband) and art critic Clive bell( She is the husband of Vanessa, biographer Leighton stratch, literary critic Desmond McCarthy, economist John Maynard Keynes, painter Duncan grant, art critic Roger Fry, writer foster, etc. In addition, philosopher Russell, poet T. S. Eliot, Joyce, novelist Henry James and Aldous Huxley were also close to the Bloomsbury group. Most of these "golden brains of Europe" are excellent students of Cambridge University. Virginia Woolf is undoubtedly very lucky to be able to compete with such a group of intellectual elites in literature and art. This group not only gave her friendship, wisdom and confidence, but also instilled the spirit of freedom and equality into her heart. Therefore, her literary creation is a new one, which pays more attention to spiritual content. members of the Bloomsbury group once took bold actions to challenge the existing social order and state machinery. On February 10, 1910, Virginia Woolf disguised as Prince mendax of Abyssinia, her younger brother Adrian disguised as her translator, Horace Cole disguised as an official of the British Foreign Office, and Duncan grant and others disguised as entourage of Virginia went to Weymouth to visit the British Navy's "intrepid" warship. The whole scam was perfectly designed, with Admiral William maymond in the drums. This big joke was later revealed in the newspaper, which shocked the government and the public. The British military and diplomatic circles were immediately in extreme embarrassment. Woolf is really a good actor. Many biographers are fond of her "Prince show" because it's just like a myth. Bromsbury group was naturally dissolved during the first World War. In 1920, most of its members gathered again. Another group was called "memory club", which recalled their life experiences with absolute honesty. Woolf's revelation and accusation of the two half brothers' animal trip began at this time.
Start writing
In 1907, Woolf moved to 29 Fitzroy square and began to write her first novel "Voyage" (originally named "melymbrosia"). In 1909, he was briefly engaged to Lytton Strachey. Start working for women's suffrage. On August 10, 1912, she married Leonard Woolf, a writer, Fabian member and social political critic. In 1913, the first novel Yuanhang was completed. Woolf's book was accepted by the publishing house due to the outbreak of illness in April. In July 1913, Woolf had a major psychotic attack, which lasted for nine months. She began to recover gradually in the spring of 1914 and was in good health in November. In 1915, Woolf's most serious mental illness lasted for nine months. For six weeks, she tried to start writing her first diary. Fortunately, during her illness, her husband was very considerate of her, which deeply moved her. "If it wasn't for his sake, I would have shot myself." In March, her "the voyage out" was published. In 1917, Woolf and his wife bought a second-hand printing press and set up Hogarth publishing house in their basement. (the publishing house later published the works of Eliot, Katherine Mansfield and Freud, as well as all Woolf's works.) Hogarth's first publication, two stories, was published, including the novel spots on the wall and Leonard's novel threejews.
Glorious period
In March 1921, Hogarth published his collection of short stories, Monday or Tuesday, which includes the mark on the wall and the chronicle of Kew Garden (later works were published by Hogarth). In October 1922, he published the experimental novel Jacob's room. Mrs. Dalloway was published in May 1925. In May 1927, the novel to the lighthouse was published. In April 1928, to the lighthouse won the Prix Femina prize in 1927-28. In October 1931, waves was published. In 1931, he began to write the years (originally called the pargiters). The second series of "ordinary readers" was published in October, 1932, and "dog rich Laixi" was published in October 1933, refusing the honorary degree of Manchester University. In January 1935, relatives and friends staged Virginia's play freshwater in their sister Vanessa's studio. In March 1937, he completed and published the novel years. In June 1938, he published his long prose "three Gini gold coins". Rejected an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool. Biography of Roger Frye, July 1940(《 RogerFry:ABibliography 》)Published. In 1940, the Virginia couple's house in London was bombed by German planes. The couple agreed that if Britain was defeated, they would commit suicide together to avoid the humiliation of fascist rule.
Old age experience
In February 1941, he finished the writing of "the interval". On March 28, 1941, fearing that she would never get better, Woolf left two short messages to her husband and sister Vanessa. On March 28, 1941, she filled her pocket with stones and threw it into the river ouse near her home in Rodmell. He was 59 years old. Leonard has been publishing her works since Virginia died. In 1941, his posthumous work the interval was published.
Chronology of works
Writing characteristics
Woolf is hardworking all her life and rich in works. Besides novel creation, she also has a large number of essays and diaries. The first-hand materials for future generations have been collected completely. Woolf believes that writing should abandon the complicated material representation, fix the "existence", "meaningful" and "instant" of human beings in the exploration of nature and the essence of life, and uncover the veil of life and explore the philosophy of life through the instantaneous perception of characters. Woolf's literary creation focuses on the spiritual world of the characters. In her essay on modern novels, she points out that "the mind has accepted thousands of impressions - trivial, strange, fleeting, deeply engraved in the heart with a sharp steel knife". The writer's task is to record these impressions, so as to depict "this changeable, indescribable, difficult to define and explain inner spirit" to reveal the inner world The essence of heart activity. This idea of Woolf's creation also determines the image of the ocean. In to the lighthouse, it is the characters' inner feelings and emotional reflection of real life in different stages. her stream of consciousness novel begins with the novel Jacob's room. She admired Hardy
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