Virginia Woolf
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| During the [[interwar period]], Woolf was a significant figure in [[London]] literary society and a member of the [[Bloomsbury group|Bloomsbury Group]]. Her most famous works include the novels ''[[Mrs Dalloway]]'' (1925), ''[[To the Lighthouse]]'' (1927), and ''[[Orlando: A Biography|Orlando]]'' (1928), and the book-length essay ''[[A Room of One's Own]]'' (1929) with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction". | During the [[interwar period]], Woolf was a significant figure in [[London]] literary society and a member of the [[Bloomsbury group|Bloomsbury Group]]. Her most famous works include the novels ''[[Mrs Dalloway]]'' (1925), ''[[To the Lighthouse]]'' (1927), and ''[[Orlando: A Biography|Orlando]]'' (1928), and the book-length essay ''[[A Room of One's Own]]'' (1929) with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction". | ||
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| - | * [[Michael Cunningham]]'s [[1998]] [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novel ''[[The Hours (novel)|The Hours]]'' uses some of Woolf's characteristic stylistic tools to intertwine a story of the Virginia who is writing ''Mrs Dalloway'' with stories of two other women decades apart, each of whom is planning a party. The book was adapted into a [[The Hours (film)|2002 film]], which was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. [[Nicole Kidman]] won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Oscar]] for her portrayal of Woolf in the movie. | + | * [[Michael Cunningham]]'s [[1998]] novel ''[[The Hours (novel)|The Hours]]'' uses some of Woolf's characteristic stylistic tools to intertwine a story of the Virginia who is writing ''Mrs Dalloway'' with stories of two other women decades apart, each of whom is planning a party. The book was adapted into a [[The Hours (film)|2002 film]]. |
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| * Playwright [[Edward Albee]] asked Woolf's widower Leonard Woolf for permission to use his wife's name in the title of his play ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'', which concerns a clash between a university professor and his wife as they host a younger faculty couple for evening cocktails. The [[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|film adaptation]] of the play is the only film to be nominated in every eligible category at the Academy Awards. | * Playwright [[Edward Albee]] asked Woolf's widower Leonard Woolf for permission to use his wife's name in the title of his play ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'', which concerns a clash between a university professor and his wife as they host a younger faculty couple for evening cocktails. The [[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|film adaptation]] of the play is the only film to be nominated in every eligible category at the Academy Awards. | ||
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Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.
During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929) with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction".
Cultural references
- Michael Cunningham's 1998 novel The Hours uses some of Woolf's characteristic stylistic tools to intertwine a story of the Virginia who is writing Mrs Dalloway with stories of two other women decades apart, each of whom is planning a party. The book was adapted into a 2002 film.
- Playwright Edward Albee asked Woolf's widower Leonard Woolf for permission to use his wife's name in the title of his play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which concerns a clash between a university professor and his wife as they host a younger faculty couple for evening cocktails. The film adaptation of the play is the only film to be nominated in every eligible category at the Academy Awards.
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