Outsiders Together: Virginia and Leonard Woolf.

229 Pages·2000·0.83 MB·English

by  Natania Rosenfeld

OUTSIDERS TOGETHER

OUTSIDERS TOGETHER
VIRGINIA AND LEONARD WOOLF
Natania Rosenfeld
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
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1. Woolf,Virginia,1882–1941—Politicalandsocialviews.
2. Literatureandsociety—England—History—20thcentury.
3. Woolf,Leonard,1880–1969—Politicalandsocialviews.
4. Womennovelists,English—20thcentury—Biography.5. Politicalscientists—
GreatBritain—Biography.6. Marriedpeople—GreatBritain—Biography.
7. Woolf,Virginia,1882–1941—Marriage.8. Woolf,Leonard,1880–1969—
Marriage.9. Marginality,Social,inliterature.10. Moderism(Literature)—
England.11. Authorship—Collaboration. I. Title
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Ithoughthowunpleasantitistobelockedout;
andIthoughthowitisworseperhapstobe
lockedin....
(ARoomofOne’sOwn)
Sheknewfromtheeffort,theriseinhisvoiceto
surmountadifficultwordthatitwasthefirsttimehe
hadsaid“we.”“Wedidthis,wedidthat.”They’ll
saythatalltheirlives,shethought....
(TotheLighthouse)

Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations xiii
Introduction:BorderCases 3
ChapterI.StrangeCrossings 18
ChapterII.Incongruities;or,ThePoliticsofCharacter 55
ChapterIII.LinksintoFences 96
ChapterIV.Translations 113
ChapterV.MonstrousConjugations 153
Notes 183
WorksConsulted 201
Index 209