Virginia Woolf Marguerite Yourcenar: The Anomalous Waves

By MICHELA GIORDANI

Virginia Woolf and Marguerite Yourcenar, disruptive writers of the twentieth century, challenged and partly overturned the cultural and social clich?s of their time. Through their artistic commitment they gave a decisive impulse to women's emancipation, and to the general civil one. They met in London in 1937. The young Yourcenar still far from her literary glory that will see her elected first woman of the French Academy, she wants to translate The Waves, (Les Vagues), a work that she considers "revolutionary". She crossed the Channel to ask the English author for advice. But what elements led Fate to favour this literary confluence? What do Virginia and Marguerite have in common? What sets them apart? And finally, how does Les Vagues compare in relation to The Waves? An exploration into the life, art and philosophy of the two writers to bring their spirit closer and try to reveal the mystery of their creative genius. With an ear always strained to The Waves - inspiration and soundtrack of this essay.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09FCHDTNL
• ISBN13: 9798470051646
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"