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Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, first published in 1925, examines one day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class Londoner married to a member of Parliament.
The novel explores the nature of time in personal experience through multiple stories, particularly those of Clarissa, as she prepares for and hosts a party, and of the World War I veteran Septimus Warren Smith, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The novel is widely considered to be a groundbreaking work of twentieth-century literary fiction.
The narrative begins and ends with Clarissa as it details a day in her life. Clarissa is a seemingly disillusioned socialite whose mood fluctuates: at times she seems delighted, at others depressed. Her overall affect suggests suppressed symptoms of depression.
Mrs. Dalloway begins with Clarissa’s preparatory errand to buy flowers. Unexpected events occur―a car emits an explosive noise and a plane writes in the sky―and incite different reactions in different people. Soon after she returns home, her former lover, Peter, arrives. The two converse, and it becomes clear that they still have strong feelings for each other.
- 192 pages
- Foiled and embossed hardcover
Description
Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, first published in 1925, examines one day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class Londoner married to a member of Parliament.
The novel explores the nature of time in personal experience through multiple stories, particularly those of Clarissa, as she prepares for and hosts a party, and of the World War I veteran Septimus Warren Smith, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The novel is widely considered to be a groundbreaking work of twentieth-century literary fiction.
The narrative begins and ends with Clarissa as it details a day in her life. Clarissa is a seemingly disillusioned socialite whose mood fluctuates: at times she seems delighted, at others depressed. Her overall affect suggests suppressed symptoms of depression.
Mrs. Dalloway begins with Clarissa’s preparatory errand to buy flowers. Unexpected events occur―a car emits an explosive noise and a plane writes in the sky―and incite different reactions in different people. Soon after she returns home, her former lover, Peter, arrives. The two converse, and it becomes clear that they still have strong feelings for each other.
- 192 pages
- Foiled and embossed hardcover
