Walking Virginia Woolf’s London : An Investigation in Literary Geography

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This innovative volume employs theoretical tools from the field of literary geography to explore Virginia Woolf’s writing and the ways in which she constructs her human subjects. It follows the routes of characters from The Voyage, Jacob’s Room, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and more as they walk around London, demonstrating how Woolf constructs the characters in her stories in a very politically conscious way. As Larsson argues, none of Woolf’s characters are able to walk just anywhere, at any time in history, or at any time of the day. Time, place, gender, and class form the conditions of life that the characters must accept or challenge. Featuring an array of detailed maps, Walking Virginia Woolf’s London: An Investigation in Literary Geography brings a fascinating new perspective to Virginia Woolf’s work. It is essential reading for scholars of modernist literature or geocriticism. . Read more... Abstract: This innovative volume employs theoretical tools from the field of literary geography to explore Virginia Woolf’s writing and the ways in which she constructs her human subjects. It follows the routes of characters from The Voyage, Jacob’s Room, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and more as they walk around London, demonstrating how Woolf constructs the characters in her stories in a very politically conscious way. As Larsson argues, none of Woolf’s characters are able to walk just anywhere, at any time in history, or at any time of the day. Time, place, gender, and class form the conditions of life that the characters must accept or challenge. Featuring an array of detailed maps, Walking Virginia Woolf’s London: An Investigation in Literary Geography brings a fascinating new perspective to Virginia Woolf’s work. It is essential reading for scholars of modernist literature or geocriticism Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Lisbeth Larsson)....Pages 1-16 Dreaming of London—The Voyage Out (Lisbeth Larsson)....Pages 17-38 A Room of One’s Own Behind the Strand—Night and Day (Lisbeth Larsson)....Pages 39-80 A Brief Moment in Bloomsbury—Jacob’s Room (Lisbeth Larsson)....Pages 81-106 Walking in Upper-Class Westminster—Mrs. Dalloway (Lisbeth Larsson)....Pages 107-137 Trials and Tribulations—To the Lighthouse, Orlando, A Room of One’s Own, The Waves and Flush (Lisbeth Larsson)....Pages 139-168 All Over the Map of London—The Years (Lisbeth Larsson)....Pages 169-210 The Map of London Exhausted—Between the Acts (Lisbeth Larsson)....Pages 211-238 Back Matter ....Pages 239-247