The Artist-Figure, Society, and Sexuality in Virginia Woolf's Novels
Author | : Ann Ronchetti |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135878375 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135878374 |
Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Artist-Figure, Society, and Sexuality in Virginia Woolf's Novels written by Ann Ronchetti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between aesthetic productivity and artists' degree of involvement in social and sexual life as depicted in Virginia Woolf's novels. Ann Ronchetti locates the sources of Woolf's lifelong preoccupation with the artist's relationship to society in her family heritage, her exposure to Walter Pater and the aesthetic movement, and the philosophical and aesthetic interests of the Bloomsbury group.