To the Lighthouse (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Virginia Woolf
- First Published: 1927
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Stream of consciousness
- Time of Work: c. 1910-1920
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Character study
- Subjects: Family or family life, Philosophy or philosophers, Tradition, Gender roles, Art or artists, Marriage, Social life, 1910’s, Islands, Creative process, World War I, Scotland or Scottish people, Parties, Victorian era or Victorianism, Lighthouses
- Locales: Hebrides, Scotland, Isle of Skye, England
Places Discussed
Summerhouse. Ramshackle Victorian house on an island in the Hebrides that accommodates both the large Ramsay family and their friends. It is here that Mrs. Ramsay is in her element, ministering endlessly to the needs of her husband, children, and guests. Whether in her parlor knitting, presiding over the dinner table, or tucking her children into bed, Mrs. Ramsay is the life and soul of the house. However, while the nearby lighthouse seems to endure without change, the summerhouse gradually deteriorates over time. Neglected after a series of family deaths, the...
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