| Virginia Woolf and Fascism: Resisting the Dictators' Seduction 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Pawlowski, Merry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333801156 ISBN-13: 9780333801154 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: This unique collection of essays brings together for the first time consideration of Virginia Woolf's writing within the political context of fascism. "Virginia Woolf and Fascism" probes Woolf's fiction and non-fiction from "Mrs. Dalloway" in 1927 to "Between the Acts," in 1941, for her responses not only to the growing menaces of dictators abroad, but also to mounting evidence of fascist ideology at home in England. The essays present a portrait of Woolf as a woman writer who was politically engaged, and actively protesting against a worldview which aggressively targeted women for oppression. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 823.912 |
| LCCN: 00054528 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.72" W x 8.8" (1.09 lbs) 241 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This unique collection of essays, edited by leading Woolf scholar, brings together for the first time a serious consideration of Virginia Woolf's writing within the political context of fascism. Virginia Woolf and Fascism probes Woolf's fiction and non-fiction from Mrs. Dalloway in 1927 to Between the Acts, 1941, for her responses not only to the growing menaces of dictators abroad, but also to mounting evidence of fascist ideology at home in England. The essays present a portrait of Woolf as a woman writer who was politically engaged, and actively protesting against a worldview which aggressively targeted women for oppression. |
