Virginia Woolf A to Z : a comprehensive reference for students, teachers, and common readers to her life, work, and critical reception

Hussey, Mark

ISBN 10: 0816030200 / ISBN 13: 9780816030200

Published by New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995

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Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 452 p. : ill., facsims., geneal. tables, ports. ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941. Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941 Criticism and interpretation. Genre: Literature. Language: English. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 356169

Bibliographic Details

Title: Virginia Woolf A to Z : a comprehensive ...

Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First Edition.

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