The Waves (Hardback) - Couverture rigide

Woolf, Virginia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1849028370 ISBN 13 : 9781849028370

Editeur : Benediction Classics, 2010

Synopsis

Set against the vivid backdrop of the sea, six characters grapple with the death of a beloved friend, Percival. The characters are subtly revealed through the accumulation of their reflections on themselves and each other. Regarded by many as Virginia Woolf s masterpiece, The Waves was partially written in order to exorcise her private ghosts, as the character of Percival represents her brother who died in 1906.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Woolf described this work on the title-page of the first draft as `the life of anybody'. The Waves (1931) traces the lives and interactions of seven friends in an exploratory and sensuous narrative. The Waves was conceived, brooded on, and written during a highly political phase in Woolf's career, when she was speaking on issues of gender and of class. This was also the period when her love affair with Vita Sackville-West was at its most intense. The work is often described as if it were the product of a secluded, disembodied sensibility. Yet its writing is supremely engaged and engaging, providing an experience which the reader is unlikely to forget. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Quatrième de couverture

WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY JEANETTE WINTERSON AND GILLIAN BEER

'Clear, bright, burnished...a true kind of poetry' New York Times

The Waves is an astonishingly beautiful and poetic novel. It begins with six children playing in a garden by the sea and follows their lives as they grow up and experience friendship, love and grief at the death of their beloved friend Percival. Regarded by many as her greatest work, The Waves is also seen as Virginia Woolf's response to the loss of her brother Thoby, who died when he was twenty-six.

The Vintage Classics Virginia Woolf series has been curated by Jeanette Winterson, and the texts used are based on the original Hogarth Press editions published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf.

See also: To the Lighthouse

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Benediction Classics
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1849028370
• ISBN 13: 9781849028370
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible