Roger Fry

ebook: Roger Fry

Sprache - Englisch

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Virginia Woolf's only true biography, written to commemorate a devoted friend and one of the most renowned art critics of this century, who helped to bring the Postimpressionist movement from France to England and America. Roger Eliot Fry (14 December 1866 – 9 September 1934) was an English artist and art critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Establishing his reputation as a scholar of the Old Masters, he became an advocate of more recent developments in French painting, to which he gave the name Post-Impressionism. Adeline Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."


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Virginia Woolf, born Adeline Virginia Stephen on January 25, 1882, in London, England, is hailed as one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century. Woolf's work is emblematic of the modernist style, characterized by her innovative narrative structures and nuanced exploration of the human consciousness. A central figure in the Bloomsbury Group, Woolf's literary career began in the realm of essays and critiques, leading to her first novel 'The Voyage Out' in 1915. Virginia Woolf's 'Roger Fry: A Biography' (1940) is an insightful examination of the life of the English artist and critic, reflecting her deep engagement in the aesthetics and the art world of her time. Woolf's narrative proficiency is not limited to her novels like 'Mrs. Dalloway' (1925) and 'To the Lighthouse' (1927); rather, it extends to her biographical pursuits as well, where she exercises a keen psychological insight and stylistic grace. Woolf's contributions extend beyond literature, as she is also noted for her essays, particularly 'A Room of One's Own' (1929), where she addresses the challenges and societal conditions inhibiting women writers. Her literary craftsmanship, coupled with her exploration of feminist themes and modernist techniques, has cemented her legacy in the canon of English literature. Woolf's life, marked by both brilliance and struggle, came to a tragic end when she took her own life on March 28, 1941.

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Publisher: DigiCat

Genre: Sprache - Englisch

Language: English

Size: 595 Pages

Filesize: 1.6 MB

ISBN: 8596547399643

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