Mrs Dalloway
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, published by Wordsworth Editions in 1996, is a notable work that explores the intricacies of human experience through its innovative narrative style. This edition, comprising 141 pages, presents the story of Clarissa Dalloway, a society hostess preparing for a party, while intertwining her thoughts and sensations with those of others, particularly Septimus Warren Smith, whose struggles with madness unfold alongside her own reflections.
Readers will find that Woolf’s technique in Mrs Dalloway marks a departure from traditional novel forms, emphasizing psychological depth and the complexities of family life, marriage, and the broader societal context. The narrative delves into the characters’ inner lives, revealing how their experiences both enrich and complicate their existence. With an introduction and notes by Merry M. Pawlowski, this edition offers insights into the text’s literary significance and thematic concerns.
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With an Introduction and Notes by Merry M. Pawlowski, Professor and Chair, Department of English, California State University, Bakersfield.
Virginia Woolf’s singular technique in Mrs Dalloway heralds a break with the traditional novel form and reflects a genuine humanity and a concern with the experiences that both enrich and stultify existence.
Society hostess, Clarissa Dalloway is giving a party. Her thoughts and sensations on that one day, and the interior monologues of others whose lives are interwoven with hers gradually reveal the characters of the central protagonists. Clarissa’s life is touched by tragedy as the events in her day run parallel to those of Septimus Warren Smith, whose madness escalates as his life draws toward inevitable suicide.
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