Add to ORKGIt is generally believed that Virginia Woolf was mad. However, none of the commentators who have made this assertion have presented a clear definition of what they mean by 'madness' or 'insanity'. By reconstructing Virginia Woolf's own point of view from her autobiographical and fictional writings, it is possible to make sense of the various breakdowns and crises which marked her life, and which are reflected in her work. One theme which runs through all her work is a concern with the problem of embodiment. By turning our attention to what Virginia Woolf had to say on this subject, we can gain a deeper insight into her situation. Throughout her life, Virginia Woolf was treated by a number of leading doctors of 'psychological medicine'....
My thesis recognizes Virginia Woolf's writing to be composed of a mosaic of multiple art forms such ...
Before committing suicide, Virginia Woolf wrote her memoir, "A Sketch of the Past,"in which she said...
On Being Ill. “Is that a user’s guide?” This question, or a clever variation on it, became a familia...
The reputation of British writer Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is now well established. Her brilliance ...
The authors offer an analysis of mental illness in the work of a key twentieth century author: Virgi...
Psychoanalyst Douglass Orr declares that his book about Virginia Woolf is not a psychobiography. I...
This project is valuable because it considers three out of the many diverse voices on Woolf. Like ot...
“Insanity is purely a disease of the brain…The physician is now the responsible guardian of the luna...
Virginia Woolf is an author still known today for her work in using literature as a vehicle for unde...
The phenomenon of Virginia Woolf is still alive; she fascinates readers and literary critics. Her wo...
This thesis examines the biographies of Virginia Woolf written between 1941 (the year of her death) ...
This article responds to recent criticism of the medical humanities, concentrating on anxieties abou...
Many scholars—from 1972 Freudian analyst Nancy Topping Bazin to 2007 social scientists Katherine Tho...
Virginia Woolf was highly conscious of the complexity of the inward life of human being .In her late...
Put before the labyrinth and proliferation of critical perspectives, studies and readings on Virgini...
My thesis recognizes Virginia Woolf's writing to be composed of a mosaic of multiple art forms such ...
Before committing suicide, Virginia Woolf wrote her memoir, "A Sketch of the Past,"in which she said...
On Being Ill. “Is that a user’s guide?” This question, or a clever variation on it, became a familia...
The reputation of British writer Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is now well established. Her brilliance ...
The authors offer an analysis of mental illness in the work of a key twentieth century author: Virgi...
Psychoanalyst Douglass Orr declares that his book about Virginia Woolf is not a psychobiography. I...
This project is valuable because it considers three out of the many diverse voices on Woolf. Like ot...
“Insanity is purely a disease of the brain…The physician is now the responsible guardian of the luna...
Virginia Woolf is an author still known today for her work in using literature as a vehicle for unde...
The phenomenon of Virginia Woolf is still alive; she fascinates readers and literary critics. Her wo...
This thesis examines the biographies of Virginia Woolf written between 1941 (the year of her death) ...
This article responds to recent criticism of the medical humanities, concentrating on anxieties abou...
Many scholars—from 1972 Freudian analyst Nancy Topping Bazin to 2007 social scientists Katherine Tho...
Virginia Woolf was highly conscious of the complexity of the inward life of human being .In her late...
Put before the labyrinth and proliferation of critical perspectives, studies and readings on Virgini...
My thesis recognizes Virginia Woolf's writing to be composed of a mosaic of multiple art forms such ...
Before committing suicide, Virginia Woolf wrote her memoir, "A Sketch of the Past,"in which she said...
On Being Ill. “Is that a user’s guide?” This question, or a clever variation on it, became a familia...