The Mrs. Dalloway reader
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Prose, Francine, 1947- Editor
Published
Orlando, Florida : Harvest Book/Harcourt, 2004.
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central - Adult Fiction | F WOOLF | Checked Out | June 17, 2025 |
Description
This first volume of its kind contains the complete text of and guide to Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, plus Mrs. Dalloway's Party and numerous journal entries and letters by Virginia Woolf relating to the book's genesis and writing. The distinguished novelist Francine Prose has selected these pieces as well as essays and appreciations, critical views, and commentary by writers famous and unknown. Now with additional scholarly commentary by Mark Hussey, professor of English at Pace University, this complete volume illuminates the creation of a celebrated story and the genius of its author. Includes essays and commentary from: Michael CunninghamE. M. ForsterMargo JeffersonJames WoodMary GordonElaine ShowalterDaniel MendelsohnSigrid NunezDeborah EisenbergElissa Schappell
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Format
Book
Edition
First Harvest edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 378 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0156030152, 9780156030151
Notes
Description
"This first volume of its kind contains the complete text of and guide to Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, plus Mrs. Dalloway's Party and numerous journal entries and letters by Virginia Woolf relating to the book's genesis and writing. The distinguished novelist Francine Prose has selected these pieces as well as essays and appreciations, critical views, and commentary by writers famous and unknown. Now with additional scholarly commentary by Mark Hussey, professor of English at Pace University, this complete volume illuminates the creation of a celebrated story and the genius of its author." -- Publisher's description
Table of Contents
Foreword / Mark Hussey
Introduction / Francine Prose
An introduction to Mrs. Dalloway / Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway's party / Virginia Woolf
Selected short stories / Virginia Woolf
Selected entries from the diary of Virginia Woolf
A letter from Virginia Woolf
The garden-party / Katherine Mansfield
Unreal loyalties / Margo Jefferson
Virginia Woolf's forgetful selves / James Wood
Bodies of knowledge / Mary Gordon
Invigorating life / Elaine Showalter
First love / Michael Cunningham
The early novels of Virginia Woolf / E.M. Forster
Not afraid of Virginia Woolf / Daniel Mendelsohn
On rereading Mrs. Dalloway / Sigrid Nunez
On Mrs. Dalloway / Deborah Eisenberg
That sort of woman / Elissa Schappell
Mrs. Dalloway / Virginia Woolf.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Woolf, V., & Prose, F. (2004). The Mrs. Dalloway reader (First Harvest edition.). Harvest Book/Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 and Francine Prose. 2004. The Mrs. Dalloway Reader. Orlando, Florida: Harvest Book/Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 and Francine Prose. The Mrs. Dalloway Reader Orlando, Florida: Harvest Book/Harcourt, 2004.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Woolf, V. and Prose, F. (2004). The mrs. dalloway reader. First Harvest edn. Orlando, Florida: Harvest Book/Harcourt.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Woolf, Virginia, and Francine Prose. The Mrs. Dalloway Reader First Harvest edition., Harvest Book/Harcourt, 2004.
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