Virginia Woolf and the Madness of Language

by Daniel Ferrer, Rachel Bowlby (Translator), Geoffrey Bennington (Translator)

Overview

Originally published in 1990, Virginia Woolf and the Madness of Language explores the relationship between madness and the disruption of linguistic and structural norms in Virginia Woolf’s modernist novels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138540941
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/05/2018
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Virginia Woolf , #3
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Note on Texts 1. Introduction 2. Mrs Dalloway 3. To the Lighthouse 4. The Waves 5. Between the Acts 6. Conclusion Notes

Editorial Reviews

Ferrer (English, Univ. of Orleans) combines close textual readings with Woolf's autobiographical material to explore the complexity of the relationship between madness and the disruption of linguistic and structural norms in four of her modernist novels. Translated from the French. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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