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To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" was first published in 1927. Woolf was experimenting with fiction, using psychoanalysis. She wrote, "I suppose that I did for myself what psychoanalysts do for their patients. I expressed some very long felt and deeply felt emotions. And in expressing it I explained it and then laid it to rest."
Virginia Woolf Biography
Virginia Woolf was born Adeline Virginia Stephen on January 25, 1882, in London. Woolf was educated at home by her father, Sir Leslie Stephen, the author of the "Dictionary of English Biography," and she read extensively. Read on.
Books About Virginia Woolf
(1882-1941) British writer. Virginia Woolf was a prolific novelist and essayist, publishing more than 500 essays. Woolf was part of the Bloomsbury group. In "A Room of One's Own" (1929), she wrote, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." Woolf committed suicide in 1941.
The Measure of Life: Virginia Wolf's Last Year
Herbert Marder conceptualizes the last ten years of Virginia Woolf's life, focusing on her revolutionary works, which she created before committing suicide in 1941. It was the most difficult time in Woolf's life, but Marder explains, "My decision to write this biography grew out of a fascination with the way people change under stress."
'To the Lighthouse' Quotes
To the Lighthouse is one of the most well-known works by Virginia Woolf. Here are a few quotes.
'To the Lighthouse' Questions for Study and Discussion
To The Lighthouse is one of the most well-known works by Virginia Woolf. Here are a few questions for study and discussion.