virginia woolf

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virginia woolf

Virginia Woolf sits at her writing desk, pen in hand.

Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • English author: Virginia Woolf was a 20th-century English writer known for her novels, essays, and literary criticism. She was a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group, an influential circle of intellectuals and artists.
    • Literary innovator: She is particularly noted for pioneering narrative techniques such as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue to explore the inner lives of her characters.
Usage Examples
  • Proper noun:
    • We are studying the works of Virginia Woolf in my modern literature class.
    • Virginia Woolf's essay "A Room of One's Own" is a foundational feminist text.
    • The novel "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf takes place over a single day.
Advanced Usage
  • "Woolfian" (adjective): Characteristic of or resembling the style, themes, or techniques of Virginia Woolf.
    • The novel's introspective and fluid narrative is distinctly Woolfian.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bloomsbury Group: The name of the intellectual and artistic circle to which Virginia Woolf belonged.
  • Stream of consciousness: A narrative mode she helped popularize, attempting to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings passing through the mind.
Synonyms
  • Writer
  • Novelist
  • Essayist
  • Modernist author
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "A room of one's own": This phrase, from the title of her famous essay, has become an idiom representing the need for personal and financial independence, especially for women engaged in creative work.
    • To write, she felt she needed a room of her own and a stable income.
virginia woolf

Virginia Woolf sits at her writing desk, pen in hand.

Noun
  1. English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)

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