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As I was going through the book, it suddenly dawned on me that I'm dealing with a writer of extreme intelligence, wit and understanding who at the same time is completely unapologetic for her craft. I've dealt with clever writers in the past, but never in so condensed a form. Her ever flowing stream of consciousness presents thoughts and feelings of various characters, never taking sides, never judging, never blaming. You would expect her to wholeheartedly support her protagonist and blame men for everything that has happened to her but instead she is objective, she presents Mrs. Dalloway's weaknesses and the choices she made willingly while at the same time presenting most beautifully and painfully Septimus's shell shock symptoms (in a time that many still considered men with these symptoms simply cowards). When I read the first sentence I just wanted to touch a bit of another famous writer but by the time I was reading the last sentence I was certain that I want to return in the future and follow Woolf's rivers of words in her other works. ( ) ¡Finally read my first Virginia Woolf book! Now I am quite afraid of her! The prose is divine, so it certainly was a pleasure to read, despite having that clear stream of consciousness style. However, I could not follow the story at all! There are not any chapters or even paragraph breaks. When the point of view changes, it goes largely unnoticed (¿Who is Septimus?). Compound that ambiguity with the loosely structured story, abrupt ending, and gibberish is all that is left. This sums up to a pleasant bit of nonsense, unrecommendable. If this really is Woolf's most famous work, I will not be visiting her again... The first time I read this book I just didn't get it. I was in high school and I thought it was profoundly boring. Many years later I read The Hours by Michael Cunningham, which inspired me to re-read Mrs. Dalloway. That second reading was totally different. I was fascinated by it, especially Clarissa's relationship with Sally.
"Mrs. Dalloway" é um romance escrito por Virginia Woolf e publicado em 1925. A história se passa em Londres, em um único dia de junho, e acompanha a personagem Clarissa Dalloway, uma mulher de classe alta que se prepara para uma festa que dará à noite. A narrativa alterna entre os pensamentos e experiências de Clarissa e os de outros personagens ligados a ela. Enquanto Clarissa passa o dia se preparando para a festa, ela reflete sobre seu passado, suas escolhas e seus relacionamentos. O romance se aprofunda em suas memórias, capturando o fluxo de consciência dos personagens e revelando o funcionamento interno de suas mentes. Os pensamentos de Clarissa são justapostos aos de Septimus Warren Smith, um veterano da Primeira Guerra Mundial em estado de choque, que está lutando contra sua própria saúde mental. O romance explora temas como tempo, memória, classe social e o impacto da guerra sobre os indivíduos. Por meio do estilo narrativo inovador de Woolf, os leitores têm uma visão da vida interior e das emoções dos personagens. O foco central em um único dia permite uma exploração profunda dos pensamentos e sentimentos dos personagens, destacando as intrincadas conexões entre os indivíduos em uma sociedade que passa por mudanças sociais e culturais significativas. "Mrs. Dalloway" é celebrado por suas técnicas narrativas modernistas, incluindo o uso de fluxo de consciência, monólogo interior e uma estrutura não linear. O romance é considerado uma obra de referência na exploração literária da psique humana e das complexidades das relações sociais. O estilo de prosa de Woolf e sua capacidade de captar as nuances da vida cotidiana contribuem para a importância duradoura de "Mrs. Dalloway" no cânone da literatura modernista. Belongs to Publisher SeriesLes ales esteses (335) De Bezige Bij 70 ([12]) — 23 more Fischer Taschenbuch (1982) Gallimard, Folio (2643) Penguin Clothbound Classics (2020) Penguin English Library, 2012 series (2018-06) Perpetua reeks (60) A tot vent (150) Is contained inHas the adaptationIs abridged inInspiredHas as a reference guide/companionHas as a studyHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideNotable Lists
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HTML: Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway is back for a fresh release from Duke Classics. One thread follows Clarissa Dalloway as she spends a day planning to host a party in post-WWI England. Another follows the path of Septimus Smith, a struggling war veteran. Reflections on wartime, love, and the past are woven together before intersecting at the story's climax. .No library descriptions found.
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