The Life and mind of Virginia Woolf

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/09/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction.
Virginia Woolf was a woman of cheer.
The importance of Virginia's family history.
The Hyde Park Gate News.
1. Virginia's sensitivity to criticism.
2. Virginia's first efforts at fiction.
The death of Virginia's mother.
Their 27 year old brother George Duckworth.
The beginning of her illness.
1. Virginia's first real 'attack'.
2. Revolt against the artistic, social, and sexual restrictions of the Victorian age.
3. The writer and political figure, Leonard Woolf.
4. The attack in July that lasted nine months.
5. The most serious attack of her life in 1915
Conclusion.

Abstract

One of the controversial questions facing any writer is that of whether or not the author's life and work are inseparable. I think that with the majority of authors this is often a possibility, but when it comes to the distinguished English novelist, virginia woolf, there remains some secret to her work that perhaps her life and history hold the key to. There is no doubt that she was a talented writer, but the life circumstances influencing her brilliance and style are a question I think is worth investigating. virginia woolf was a woman of cheer, wit, and talent, but unbeknownst to many, she also suffered from manic-depression and slight cases of schizophrenia. Throughout her life she would not only become an accomplished writer, novelist, and critic, but she would also suffer from many headaches and minor illnesses as well as those that would place her face to face with death. After her suicide many questioned the relationship between her creativity and her "madness" but the answers still remain unknown today. To try and grasp for an idea about her in relation to her illness one must start at the beginning.