Night and Day by Virginia Woolf (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Night and Day by Virginia Woolf, which explores issues of class, gender and identity through two female characters. Katharine Hilbery is part of an affluent literary family but feels stifled by her situation and craves independence; consequently, she cannot help but envy her acquaintance Mary Datchet, who lives alone and campaigns for women’s suffrage. Night and Day is Virginia Woolf’s second novel, and is more traditional in style than many of her later works. Woolf is widely considered to be one of the most significant English-language writers of the 20th century; her best-known works include the novels Mrs Dalloway, The Waves and Orlando, and the essays A Room of One’s Own and Three Guineas.
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ENGLISH WRITER
Born in London in 1882.
Died inLewes, Sussex in 1941.
Notable works:
Mrs Dalloway (1925), novel
To the Lighthouse (1927), novel
A Room of One’s Own (1929), essay
Virginia Woolf is widely considered to be one of the most important writers of the 20th century. She is known for her experimental style, which is representative of literary modernism, and for her feminism.
Woolf wrote several works of fiction and non-fiction, which remain widely read, discussed and studied to this day. Her constantly evolving writing style made her an important figure of literary modernism. She experimented with writing techniques such as non-linear narratives and stream of consciousness (a literary style which attempts to depict the flow of a character’s thoughts as they occur instead of organising them in a logical or linear fashion). Woolf’s fiction and non-fiction explore issues such as the social reality of her society and how individuals experience it, as well as women’s place in society. Woolf can be described as one of the most influential feminist thinkers of the 20th century. Her essay A Room of One’s Own, in which she argues, among other things, for the need for women to be educated and to have financial freedom, is one example of her investigation of gender questions. Woolf’s feminism and her unique writing style have ensured her a place as an iconic figure.