The New Dress | Historical Context
Although World War I had ended nearly nine years before the publication of Virginia Woolf’s short story ‘‘The New Dress,’’ in 1927, the lingering effects of the war resonate throughout the work. Many commentators have remarked that much of Woolf’s fiction has little connection to events taking place in the world. This may seem to be true of ‘‘The New Dress.’’ It records one woman’s impressions and experiences at a party. The disillusionment and despair that Mabel Waring exhibits during the party, however, may be seem to mirror the anguish that touched much of...
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