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Selected Essays (Paperback)
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Selected Essays (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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'A good essay must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a
curtain that shuts us in, not out.' According to Virginia Woolf,
the goal of the essay 'is simply that it should give pleasure...It
should lay us under a spell with its first word, and we should only
wake, refreshed, with its last.' One of the best practitioners of
the art she analysed so rewardingly, Woolf displayed her
essay-writing skills across a wide range of subjects, with all the
craftsmanship, substance, and rich allure of her novels. This
selection brings together thirty of her best essays, including the
famous 'Mr Bennett and Mrs Brown', a clarion call for modern
fiction. She discusses the arts of writing and of reading, and the
particular role and reputation of women writers. She writes
movingly about her father and the art of biography, and of the
London scene in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Overall, these pieces are as indispensable to an understanding of
this great writer as they are enchanting in their own right. ABOUT
THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made
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Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship,
providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable
features, including expert introductions by leading authorities,
helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for
further study, and much more.
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