The Waves (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Virginia Woolf
- First Published: 1931
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1920’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Suicide, Poetry or poets, 1920’s, 1930’s, Emotions, England or English people, Identity, Old age or elderly people, Mortality
- Locales: London, England, Midlands, England
Places Discussed
*London. Woolf was the child of a prominent family living in a London great house, and for her the city was at the center of civilization, albeit a civilization to which she brought profound questions and challenges. Landmarks such as Lords Cricket Ground, the National Gallery, Picadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, and others are iconic places for the establishment that effectively ran the British Empire. These are not discussed in detail, however, because merely mentioning them suffices to evoke associations that contain epochs of historical meaning. Beyond...
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