Virginia Woolf Icon - Couverture souple

Silver, Brenda R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226757463 ISBN 13 : 9780226757469

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2000

Synopsis

This is a book about "Virginia Woolf" the face that sells more postcards than any other at Britain's National Portrait Gallery, the name that Edward Albee's play linked with fear, the cultural icon so rich in meanings that it has been used to market everything from the New York Review of Books to Bass Ale. Brenda Silver analyzes Virginia Woolf's surprising visibility in both high and popular culture, showing how her image and authority have been claimed or challenged in debates about art, politics, anger, sexuality, gender, class, the canon, feminism, race, and fashion.

From Virginia Woolf's 1937 appearance on the cover of Time magazine to her current roles in theater, film, and television, Silver traces the often contradictory representations and the responses they provoke, highlighting the recurring motifs that associate Virginia Woolf with fear. By looking more closely at who is afraid and the contexts in which she is perceived to be frightening, Silver illustrates how Virginia Woolf has become the site of conflicts about cultural boundaries and legitimacy that continue to rage today.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226757463
• ISBN 13: 9780226757469
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 373
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible