Katherine Hilbery, torn between past and present, is a figure reflecting Woolf's own struggle with history. Both have illustrious literary ancestors: in Katherine's case, her poet grandfather, and in Woolf's, her father Leslie Stephen, writer, philosopher, and editor. Both desire to break away from the demands of the previous generation without disowning it altogether.
Katherine must decide whether or not she loves the iconoclastic Ralph Denham; Woolf seeks a way of experimenting with the novel for that still allows her to express her affection for the literature of the past. This is the most traditional of Woolf's novels, yet even here we can see her beginning to break free; in this, her second novel, with its strange mixture of comedy and high seriousness, Woolf had already found her own characteristic voice.
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| ISBN: | 9780199555604 |
| Publication date: | 29th January 2009 |
| Author: | Virginia Woolf |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 547 pages |
| Series: | Oxford's World Classics |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Modern and Contemporary Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary |
Katherine Hilbery, torn between past and present, is a figure reflecting Woolf's own struggle with history. Both have illustrious literary ancestors: in Katherine's case, her poet grandfather, and in Woolf's, her father Leslie Stephen, writer, philosopher, and editor.
Night and Day features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary
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Night and Day was written by Virginia Woolf and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Night and Day has 547 pages
Yes it is part of Oxford's World Classics series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.