Mrs. Dalloway
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From the PA library this week -- "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf. I will post my own thoughts here after I finish the book, but so far, the book seems to be a very promising piece of entertainment.
~~ a web comment on Clarissa Dalloway ~~
Clarissa Dalloway is civilised--without the ostentation of a socialite, but with enough distinction to attract them to her Parties. She finds excess offensive, but surrounds herself with the highest quality and has an abhorrence for anything ugly or awkward. Mrs. Dalloway is as much a character study as it is a commentary on the ills and benefits society gleans from Class. Through Virginia Woolf, we spend a day with Clarissa as she interacts with servants, her children, her husband, and even an ex-lover. As she plans and executes one of her celebrated parties, she reveals inner machinations incongruous with her class-defined behaviors, that ultimately enable her to transcend them.
Virginia Woolf's singular technique in Mrs Dalloway heralds a break with the traditional novel form and reflects a genuine humanity and a concern with the experiences that both enrich and stultify existence.Society hostess, Clarissa Dalloway is giving a party.Her thoughts and sensations on that one day, and the interior monologues of others whose lives are interwoven with hers gradually reveal the characters of the central protagonists. The delicate artistry and lyrical prose of Woolf's fourth novel establish her as a writer of profound talent.
From the PA library this week -- "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf. I will post my own thoughts here after I finish the book, but so far, the book seems to be a very promising piece of entertainment.
~~ a web comment on Clarissa Dalloway ~~
Clarissa Dalloway is civilised--without the ostentation of a socialite, but with enough distinction to attract them to her Parties. She finds excess offensive, but surrounds herself with the highest quality and has an abhorrence for anything ugly or awkward. Mrs. Dalloway is as much a character study as it is a commentary on the ills and benefits society gleans from Class. Through Virginia Woolf, we spend a day with Clarissa as she interacts with servants, her children, her husband, and even an ex-lover. As she plans and executes one of her celebrated parties, she reveals inner machinations incongruous with her class-defined behaviors, that ultimately enable her to transcend them.
Virginia Woolf's singular technique in Mrs Dalloway heralds a break with the traditional novel form and reflects a genuine humanity and a concern with the experiences that both enrich and stultify existence.Society hostess, Clarissa Dalloway is giving a party.Her thoughts and sensations on that one day, and the interior monologues of others whose lives are interwoven with hers gradually reveal the characters of the central protagonists. The delicate artistry and lyrical prose of Woolf's fourth novel establish her as a writer of profound talent.
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4/20/2007 03:03:00 PM
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