Mrs. Dalloway

By David Dowling

Book Overview

Series Editor: Robert Lecker, McGill University

Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, Masterwork Studies are guides to the literary works most frequently studied in high school. Presenting ideas that spark imaginations, these books helpstudents to gain background knowledge on great literature useful for papers andexams. The goal of each study is to encourage creative thinking by presenting engaging information about each work and its author. This approach allows students to arrive at sound analyses of their own, based on in-depth studies of popular literature. Each volume: Illuminates themes and concepts of a classic text Uses clear, conversational language Is an accessible, manageable length from 140 to 170 pages Includes a chronology of the authors life and era Provides an overview of the historical context Offers a summary of its critical reception Lists primary and secondary sources and index

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080579414X
• ISBN13: 9780805794144
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent review

The first chapter alone, "Bloomsbury, War and Modernism" (Literary and Historical Context) is worth the price of the book. The author was educated at University of Canterbury and it shows. This is a very, very good review of "Mrs Dalloway." I highly recommend it a) if you are a graduate student in English literature; or b) if you simply enjoy great literature and want to expand your appreciation for Virginia Woolf.