Hermione Lee Książki

While Virginia Woolf--one of our century's most brilliant and mercurial writers--has had no shortage of biographers, none has seemed as naturally suited to the task as Hermione Lee. Subscribing to Virginia Woolf's own belief in the fluidity and elusiveness of identity, Lee comes at her subject from a multitude of perspectives, producing a richly layered portrait of the writer and the woman that leaves all of her complexities and contradictions intact.  Such issues as sexual abuse, mental illness, and suicide are brought into balance with the immensity of her literary achievement, her heroic commitment to her work, her generosity and wit,  and her sanity and strength. It is not often that biography offers the satisfactions of great fiction--but this is clearly what Hermione Lee has achieved. Accessible, intelligent, and deeply pleasurable to read, her Virginia Woolf will undoubtedly take its place as the standard biography for years to come.

Intimate, perceptive, critically acute, funny, and moving, this biography explores the life of one of the finest English novelists of the last century, Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000). A great writer who would never describe herself as such, her novels are short, spare masterpieces that are self-concealing and subtle. She won the Booker Prize for Offshore in 1979, and her last work, The Blue Flower, was hailed as genius. Her early novels drew from personal experiences, such as a boat on the Thames in the 1960s and a failing bookshop in Suffolk, while her later works ventured into historical realms, including pre-Revolution Russia and post-war Italy. Fitzgerald's life mirrored the complexity of her fiction, spanning the twentieth century and shifting from a Bishop's Palace to a sinking barge, and from an intellectual family to hardship. First published at sixty and achieving fame at eighty, her story embodies lateness, patience, and a unique form of heroism. Despite being loved and admired, she remained mysterious, often presenting herself as an absent-minded old lady, concealing a sharp intellect and a rich imagination. This brilliant account, penned by a biographer Fitzgerald admired, delves into her life, writing, and enigmatic self with fascination.

Covering the years 1897-1909, these journals complete the autobiographical sequence of Virginia Woolf's diary and letters and provide a picture of the circumstances in which she taught herself her craft. Many of the incidents of these years were to profoundly influence the rest of her life and were to become recurring themes in her novels: the death of her father, trips to Spain, Italy and Greece, and first encounters with those who were to form the Bloomsbury group.

Designed for both general readers and students of English literature at all levels, this edition of Trollope's novel contains an introduction, notes and comments on the text.

The name 'Edith Wharton' conjures up 'Gilded Age' New York, in all its snobbery and ruthlessness - the world of The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth. She created fabulous homes in New England and in France, and her life was filled with remarkable friends, including Henry James, Bernard Berenson, Aldous Huxley and Kenneth Clark.

A selection from the GOLDEN TREASURY, which has remained the most famous poetry anthology since publication in 1861

Hermione Lee is one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, the author of widely acclaimed lives of Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf. Now, in this Very Short Introduction, Lee provides a magnificent look at the genre in which she is an undisputed master--the art of biography. Here Lee considers the cultural and historical background of different types of biographies, looks at the factors that affect biographers, and asks whether there are different strategies, ethics, and principles required for writing about one person compared to another. She also discusses contemporary biographical publications and considers what kind of "lives" are the most popular and in demand. And along the way, she answers such questions as why do certain people and historical events arouse so much interest? How can biographies be compared with history and works of fiction? Does a biography need to be true? Is it acceptable to omit or conceal things? Does the biographer need topersonally know the subject? Must a biographer be subjective?About the Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Virginia Woolf's modernist masterpiece, set on the beautiful Isle of Skye.

Detailed analyses of the modern English writer's nine novels shed light on their themes, concerns, and stylistic techniques

'To the Lighthouse' is Virginia Woolf's fifth novel, and was the first book to win her a large public. The story of an English middle class family in the years leading up to the First World War, it has remained the most popular of all her works.

As children, Virginia Woolf, elder sister Vanessa Bell, and brother Thoby Stephen collaborated on their very own family newspaper. Published here, Hyde Park Gate News includes the original drawings as well as previously unpublished photographs from the family albums. Ingeniously mimicking the style of the leading newspapers of their day, the Stephen children present a charming and candid portrayal of the day-to-day events at their family home in London and at their holiday home in St Ives. Gossipy, playful, and at times irreverent, they record the comings and goings of a host of figures, George Meredith and Henry James among them, while also proffering their own fictional, poetic, and artistic creations. Acclaimed for her innovative style, Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) is one of the most important figures of the Modernist movement; her sister Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) was a painter and a central figure of the Bloomsbury Group.

What choices must a biographer make when stitching together a life into a coherent narrative? This intriguing and witty collection of essays by an acclaimed biographer explores how biography navigates myths, legends, and the inevitable gaps in a subject's story. Through various case studies, the author examines the challenges posed by absences and unprovable tales surrounding figures like Percy Bysshe Shelley, Jane Austen, Samuel Pepys, and Virginia Woolf. Notable essays include one that discusses Shelley's heart found in a book and another that analyzes five competing accounts of a dramatic moment in Austen's life, highlighting how biography engages with the private lives of famous women. The exploration of Woolf's life reveals the transformations her story has undergone through biography, fiction, and film, suggesting that no definitive version exists. Additionally, an essay on deathbed scenes reflects on how biographical conventions have evolved and why endings are imbued with special significance. Through these essays, the author sheds light on how biographers bring their subjects to life and offers captivating insights into the art of life-writing, articulating and redefining the parameters of this craft with wit and eloquence.

Offers subject essays and more than one thousand author entries and four thousand fiction titles, covering a wide variety of genres and styles for literary, contemporary, and popular fiction, along with reading suggestions, lists of authors' favorite books, international selections, and other helpful sections. Reprint.

Der gesundheitliche Zusammenbruch des Vaters beendet die kindliche Idylle, als Elizabeth Bowen sieben Jahre alt ist. Mit ihrer Mutter geht sie nach England, wo die weitverzweigte Familie lebt, und sie von einer Villa zur anderen gereicht werden. Dieser vagabundierende Lebensstil ist die Basis vieler unsicherer Kindheiten, die Bowen in ihren Romanen beschreiben wird.§Nach Jahren im Internat, dem Schulabschluss und zwei Semestern Kunststudium entscheidet sich Elizabeth Bowen anders: sie will das literarische Leben in London "einfangen", wie sie es nennt, und beginnt mit dem Schreiben. Der literarische Erfolg kommt früh: der 1923 veröffentlichte Erzählungsband "Encounters" ist der Auftakt zu einer großen literarischen Karriere. Ihr Haus in London wird zum Treffpunkt der damaligen Schriftsteller-Szene.§Hermione Lee beschreibt das Leben Elizabeth Bowens und führt durch ihre Romane und Erzählungen: entstanden ist das umfassende Portrait einer großen Autorin des 20. Jahrhunderts, die es für Deutschland zu entdecken.