Night And Day

Explore the complexities of love and personal freedom with Virginia Woolf's 'Night and Day'. This Penguin Classics edition, published by Penguin UK, captures the essence of social comedy and the feminist movement in the early 20th century. With a beautifully presented trade paperback format, this 496-page novel invites readers to follow the journey of Katharine Hilbery, a privileged young woman torn between her engagement to the practical poet William Rodney and her passionate connection with the charismatic Ralph Denham. The narrative intertwines the lives of influential women like Mary Datchet, a fierce advocate for women's rights, and Katharine's mother, Margaret, who grapples with her family's legacy to craft a biography. This edition features an insightful introduction and extensive notes by Julia Briggs, illuminating the novel's themes and Woolf's role in the literary landscape. 'Night and Day' is more than just a love story; it's a thought-provoking exploration of a woman's place in society. Dive into this classic masterpiece and discover why Virginia Woolf remains a pivotal figure in modern literature. Ideal for students, literature enthusiasts, and anyone interested in feminist literature, this exquisite edition will not only enhance your reading experience but also enrich your understanding of Woolf’s work. Order now and enjoy FREE shipping exclusively at Smartfox NZ!
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780140185683
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 1992
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 496


Description:
An immaculately-observed social comedy that explores the boundaries between personal freedom and the demands of love, the Penguin Classics edition of Virginia Woolf's Night and Day is edited with an introduction and notes by Julia Briggs.
Katharine Hilbery is beautiful and privileged, but uncertain of her future. She must choose between becoming engaged to the oddly prosaic poet William Rodney, and
her dangerous attraction to the passionate Ralph Denham. As she struggles to decide, the lives of two other women - women's rights activist Mary Datchet and Katharine's mother, Margaret, struggling to weave together the documents, events and memories of her own father's life into a biography - impinge on hers with unexpected and intriguing consequences. Virginia Woolf's delicate second novel is both a love story and a social comedy, yet it also subtly undermines these traditions, questioning a woman's role and the very nature of experience.
This edition of Night and Day includes a detailed introduction by Julia Briggs, which considers the key themes of the novel and its place in the tradition of social comedy, a map of central London of the period and notes.
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is regarded as a major 20th century author, a great novelist and essayist, and a key figure in literary history as a feminist and modernist. and became the centre of 'The Bloomsbury Group'. This informal collective of artists and writers which included Lytton Strachey and Roger Fry, exerted a powerful influence over early twentieth-century British culture. Between 1925 and 1931 Virginia Woolf produced what are now regarded as her finest masterpieces, from Mrs Dalloway (1925) to the poetic and highly experimental novel The
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