Politics and Aesthetics in The Diary of Virginia Woolf

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Women Authors, British
Cover of the book Politics and Aesthetics in The Diary of Virginia Woolf by Joanne Tidwell, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Joanne Tidwell ISBN: 9781135905040
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: February 7, 2008
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Joanne Tidwell
ISBN: 9781135905040
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: February 7, 2008
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In this critical study, Tidwell examines the conflict of aesthetics and politics in The Diary of Virginia Woolf. As a modernist writer concerned with contemporary aesthetic theories, Woolf experimented with limiting the representative nature of writing. At the same time, as a feminist, Woolf wanted to incorporate her political interests in her fiction, but overt political statement conflicted with her aesthetic ideals. Her solution was to combine innovative narrative techniques and subject matter traditionally associated with women. Tidwell analyzes several of Woolf’s novels, including To the Lighthouse, Jacob’s Room, and Between the Acts to elucidate the diary’s technique and form, as well as to cast it as a valuable contribution to Woolf’s canon.

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In this critical study, Tidwell examines the conflict of aesthetics and politics in The Diary of Virginia Woolf. As a modernist writer concerned with contemporary aesthetic theories, Woolf experimented with limiting the representative nature of writing. At the same time, as a feminist, Woolf wanted to incorporate her political interests in her fiction, but overt political statement conflicted with her aesthetic ideals. Her solution was to combine innovative narrative techniques and subject matter traditionally associated with women. Tidwell analyzes several of Woolf’s novels, including To the Lighthouse, Jacob’s Room, and Between the Acts to elucidate the diary’s technique and form, as well as to cast it as a valuable contribution to Woolf’s canon.

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