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This book explores Virginia Woolf's afterlives in contemporary
biographical novels and drama. It offers an extensive analysis of a
wide array of literary productions in which Virginia Woolf appears
as a fictional character or a dramatis persona. It examines how
Woolf's physical and psychological features, as well as the values
she stood for, are magnified, reinforced or distorted to serve the
authors' specific agendas. Beyond general theoretical issues about
this flourishing genre, this study raises specific questions about
the literary and cultural relevance of Woolf's fictional
representations. These contemporary narratives inform us about
Woolf's iconicity, but they also mirror our current literary,
cultural and political concerns. Based on a close examination of
twenty-five works published between 1972 and 2019, the book surveys
various portraits of Woolf as a feminist, pacifist, troubled
genius, gifted innovative writer, treacherous, competitive sister
and tragic, suicidal character, or, on the contrary, as a
caricatural comic spirit, inspirational figure and perspicacious
amateur sleuth. By resurrecting Virginia Woolf in contemporary
biofiction, whether to enhance or debunk stereotypes about the
historical figure, the authors studied here contribute to her
continuous reinvention. Their diverse fictional portraits
constitute a way to reinforce Woolf's literary status, re-evaluate
her work, rejuvenate critical interpretations and augment her
cultural capital in the twenty-first century
Recycling Virginia Woolf in Contemporary Art and Literature
exam>ines Woolf's life and oeuvre from the perspective of
recycling and pro>vides answers to essential questions such as:
Why do artists and writers recycle Woolf's texts and introduce them
into new circuits of meaning? Why do they perpetuate her iconic
fgure in literature, art and popular culture? What does this
practice of recycling tell us about the endurance of her oeuvre on
the current literary, artistic and cultural scene and what does it
tell us about our current modes of production and consumption of
art and literature? This volume offers theoretical defnitions of
the concept of recycling applied to a multitude of specifc case
studies. The reasons why Woolf's work and authorial fgure lend
themselves so well to the notion of recy>cling are manifold:
frst, Woolf was a recycler herself and had a personal theory and
practice of recycling; second, her work continues to be a prolifc
compost that is used in various ways by contemporary writers and
artists; fnally, since Woolf has left the original literary sphere
to permeate popular culture, the limits of what has been recycled
have ex>panded in unexpected ways. These essays explore today's
trends of fab>ricating new, original artefacts with Woolf's
work, which thus remains completely relevant to our contemporary
needs and beliefs
This book explores Virginia Woolf's afterlives in contemporary
biographical novels and drama. It offers an extensive analysis of a
wide array of literary productions in which Virginia Woolf appears
as a fictional character or a dramatis persona. It examines how
Woolf's physical and psychological features, as well as the values
she stood for, are magnified, reinforced or distorted to serve the
authors' specific agendas. Beyond general theoretical issues about
this flourishing genre, this study raises specific questions about
the literary and cultural relevance of Woolf's fictional
representations. These contemporary narratives inform us about
Woolf's iconicity, but they also mirror our current literary,
cultural and political concerns. Based on a close examination of
twenty-five works published between 1972 and 2019, the book surveys
various portraits of Woolf as a feminist, pacifist, troubled
genius, gifted innovative writer, treacherous, competitive sister
and tragic, suicidal character, or, on the contrary, as a
caricatural comic spirit, inspirational figure and perspicacious
amateur sleuth. By resurrecting Virginia Woolf in contemporary
biofiction, whether to enhance or debunk stereotypes about the
historical figure, the authors studied here contribute to her
continuous reinvention. Their diverse fictional portraits
constitute a way to reinforce Woolf's literary status, re-evaluate
her work, rejuvenate critical interpretations and augment her
cultural capital in the twenty-first century
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