The Common Reader: Volume 2 - Couverture souple

Woolf, Virginia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099443678 ISBN 13 : 9780099443674

Editeur : Vintage Classics, 2003

Synopsis

'He reads for his own pleasure rather than to impart knowledge or correct the opinions of others'.
So Virginia Woolf described the 'common reader' for whom she wrote her second series of essays. Here she turns her brilliant eye on novels and poetry from John Donne to Christina Rossetti and Mary Wollstonecraft as well as many others. This is an informal, informative and witty celebration of our literary and social heritage by a writer of genius.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was born in London. She became a central figure in The Bloomsbury Group, an informal collective of British writers, artists and thinkers. In 1912 Virginia married Leonard Woolf, a writer and social reformer. She wrote many works of literature which are now considered masterpieces, including Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

So Virginia Woolf described the ‘common reader’ for whom she wrote her second series of essays. Here she turns her brilliant eye on novels and poetry from John Donne to Christina Rossetti and Mary Wollstonecraft as well as many others. This is an informal, informative and witty celebration of our literary and social heritage by a writer of genius.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage Classics
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0099443678
• ISBN 13: 9780099443674
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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