Table of Contents

Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The hiding places of my power: Woolf's optics; 2. On the far side of language: Greek studies, and Jacob's Room; 3. No God of healing in this story: Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse; 4. Solar light and darkness: The Waves; 5. The person to whom things happened: 'A Sketch of the Past'; 6. Ruined houses and dead bodies: Three Guineas and the Spanish Civil War; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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Dalgarno examines Woolf's engagement with notions of the visible.

About the Author

Emily Dalgarno is a Professor of English at Boston University, who has also taught at l'Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier. She has published articles in Conrad, Faulkner, Lawrence and Woolf, among others.

Reviews

'A challenging and thought-provoking book.' Virginia Woolf Bulletin