Woolf and the Art of Exploration
Edited by Helen Southworth and Elisa Kay Sparks
The wide range of papers in Woolf and the Art of Exploration emphasize the adventurousness of Woolf’s work. Nearly 30 essays reflect her enterprising nature, with titles such as Cheryl Mares’s “The Making of Virginia Woolf’s America” and Emily Wittman’s “The Decline and Fall of Rachel Vinrace: Reading Gibbon in Virginia Woolf’s The Voyage Out.” The book explores such topics as Woolf’s life; her relationship to nature and to scientific and environmental thinking; her attitudes towards London, America, and the Middle East; and the cultural origins and contexts of her outlook on art and empire.
About the Editors
Helen Southworth is Professor of Literature in the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon. Elisa Kay Sparks is Professor Emerita of English at Clemson University.
Details
Pages: 253 pages
Published: June 2005
Formats
Paperback
ISBN: 9780977126385
Subjects
LiteratureModernism
Series
Virginia Woolf Series