Virginia Woolf An Inner Life

"An intelligent and well-researched new biography . . . [O]ffers astute insights into both Woolf and her work." The New York Times Book Review "A fun read . . . Briggs traces Woolf's thoughts as they traveled from private meditation to public novel."--Chicago Tribune One of the most influential figures in twentieth-century literature, Virginia Woolf was original, passionate, and dedicated to her art. Yet most biographies of her still revolve around her social life and the Bloomsbury set. Now, with a fresh perspective, Julia Briggs puts the writing back at the center of the life. Working closely with diaries, letters, and original manuscripts, Briggs has created a masterly study of Woolf's writing process as well as the finished works and their reception in the wider world. FromThe Voyage Out(1915) toBetween the Acts(1941), Briggs traces the creation of Woolf's major novels and explores the contradictions that recur in her life and her work. With profound new insight into the mind of a literary genius, Julia Briggs has produced a moving portrait of an artist at full stretch and a brilliant meditation on the nature of creativity. "If you're looking for lucid insight into an intricate mind, a biography that's also a companion to reading Woolf's fiction, Briggs' book is what you want." The Houston Chronicle Julia Briggsis a professor of English literature at De Montfort University in Leicester, England. She previously taught at Oxford University, where she was a fellow and tutor in English at Hertford College. She has three sons and lives in London.Briggs, Julia is the author of 'Virginia Woolf An Inner Life', published 2006 under ISBN 9780156032292 and ISBN 0156032295.