Virginia Woolf and the professions

Teilw. zugl.: Cambridge, Univ., Diss., 2010

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1. Verfasser:	Chan, Evelyn Tsz Yan (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge Univ. Press 2014
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Schlagworte:	Woolf, Virginia, > Criticism and interpretation > Woolf, Virginia > Geschichte 1900-2000 > LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh > Geschichte > Literature and society > History > Professions in literature > Beruf > Hochschulschrift
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Zusammenfassung:	Teilw. zugl.: Cambridge, Univ., Diss., 2010 "This book explores Virginia Woolf's engagement with the professions in her life and writing. Woolf underscored the significance of the professions to society, such as the opportunity they provided for a decent income and the usefulness of professional accreditation. However, she also resisted their hierarchical structures and their role in creating an overspecialised and fragmented modernity, which prevented its members from leading whole, fulfilling lives. This book shows how Woolf's writing reshaped the professions so that they could better serve the individual and society, and argues that her search for alternatives to existing professional structures deeply influenced her literary methods and experimentation"..
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	X, 219 S.
ISBN:	9781107070240 978-1-107-07024-0