The Voyage Out (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Virginia Woolf
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Voyages, Philosophy or philosophers, Twentieth century, Marriage, Faith, London, Ships, South America or South Americans, Intellect, Piano music
- Locales: London, England, Oceans, South America
Places Discussed
*London. Great Britain’s capital city serves as a contrast to Santa Marina, which is represented by its “primitiveness.” The novel opens as Helen and Ridley Ambrose hurry along the Embankment, a walkway along the River Thames, in order to board a ship to Santa Marina. The Thames symbolizes the strength of British commerce, culture, and colonization. Also mentioned in the novel are Richmond, a comfortable suburb south of London, where Rachel lives with her aunts, and Bloomsbury, a London neighborhood characterized by the intellectuals and bohemians who...
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