{"product_id":"virginia-woolf-lesbian-readings-paperback-softback-9780814712641","title":"Virginia Woolf; Lesbian Readings (Paperback \/ softback) 9780814712641","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLesbian Readings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEileen Barrett (Edited by), Patricia Cramer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814712641\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Eileen Barrett and Patricia Cramer have put together an excellent collection of original articles which demonstrates the range of lesbian literary scholarship as a field and the important nuance and insight it is contributing to our knowledge of Woolf's life and writing in particular.\" (Woolf Studies Annual)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last two decades have seen a resurgence of critical and popular attention to Virginia Woolf's life and work. Such traditional institutions as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e now pair her with William Shakespeare in promotional advertisements; her face is used to sell everything from Barnes \u0026amp; Noble books to Bass Ale.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf: Lesbian Readings\u003c\/b\u003e represents the first book devoted to Woolf's lesbianism. Divided into two sections, Lesbian Intersections and Lesbian Readings of Woolf's Novels, these essays focus on how Woolf's private and public experience and knowledge of same-sex love influences her shorter fiction and novels. Lesbian Intersections includes personal narratives that trace the experience of reading Woolf through the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Lesbian Readings of Woolf's Novels provides lesbian interpretations of the individual novels, including \u003ci\u003eOrlando, The Waves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Years\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  Breaking new ground in our understanding of the role Woolf's love for women plays in her major writing, these essays shift the emphasis of lesbian interpretations from Woolf's life to her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702369841432,"sku":"9780814712641","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/virginia-woolf-lesbian-readings-paperback-softback-9780814712641","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}