Virginia Woolf A to Z: A Comprehensive Reference to Her Life, Works, and Critical Reception (Literary A to Z)

Mark Hussey

ISBN 10: 0816030200 / ISBN 13: 9780816030200

Published by Facts on File, New York, 1995

About this Item

1995 facts on file first edition hardback; as new condition, with unclipped dj, just light storage wear; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Virginia Woolf A to Z: A Comprehensive Reference to Her Life, Works, and Critical Reception (Literary A to Z)
• Publisher: Facts on File, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816030200
• ISBN 13: 9780816030200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

Features synopses of works, character descriptions, biographies of contemporaries, and explanations of literary terms and place names.

Review

"Intended primarily for 'readers who are new to the work of Virginia Woolf, ' Hussey's encyclopedia, the first on Woolf, will nonetheless delight veteran scholars as well, providing both groups with a wealth of basic information about Woolf's works, critical reception, influences, life and times, friends, and family."--Choice"A brilliant compendium equally important and useful for specialists and common readers. Anyone who loves, teaches or studies Woolf and the Bloomsberries will find this entertaining and erudite work indispensable."--Louise DeSalvo, author of Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work "Intended primarily for 'readers who are new to the work of Virginia Woolf, ' Hussey's encyclopedia, the first on Woolf, will nonetheless delight veteran scholars as well, providing both groups with a wealth of basic information about Woolf's works, critical reception, influences, life and times, friends, and family."--Choice "A brilliant compendium equally important and useful for specialists and common readers. Anyone who loves, teaches or studies Woolf and the Bloomsberries will find this entertaining and erudite work indispensable."--Louise DeSalvo, author of Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work "Intended primarily for 'readers who are new to the work of Virginia Woolf, ' Hussey's encyclopedia, the first on Woolf, will nonetheless delight veteran scholars as well, providing both groups with a wealth of basic information about Woolf's works, critical reception, influences, life and times, friends, and family."--Choice "A brilliant compendium equally important and useful for specialists and common readers. Anyone who loves, teaches or studies Woolf and the Bloomsberries will find this entertaining and erudite work indispensable."--Louise DeSalvo, author of Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work "Intended primarily for 'readers who are new to the work of Virginia Woolf, ' Hussey's encyclopedia, the first on Woolf, will nonetheless delight veteran scholars as well, providing both groups with a wealth of basic information about Woolf's works, critical reception, influences, life and times, friends, and family."--Choice"A brilliant compendium equally important and useful for specialists and common readers. Anyone who loves, teaches or studies Woolf and the Bloomsberries will find this entertaining and erudite work indispensable."--Louise DeSalvo, author of Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse onHer Life and Work