Knowing I am always on the lookout for bits about Virginia Woolf, a friend sent me
Two articles about Woolf
- Title: “A Selection of Virginia Woolf’s Most Savage Insults”
Author: Emily Temple
Source: Pocket, although the post was originally published on Literary Hub on Oct. 12, 2017.
Synopsis: The article covers moments that remind us how certain people really should have been afraid of Virginia Woolf, because she was full of epic—and sometimes kind of horrible and classist—insults.
Read it here. - Title: “Virginia Woolf on Why We Read and What Great Works of Art Have in Common”
Author: Maria Popova
Source: Pocket, although the piece was originally published on Jan. 23, 2020 on The Marginalian.
Synopsis: This piece discusses the thoughts of Woolf’ and other authors on the value of reading over time.
Read it here.
More on Woolf’s reading
Last summer, a new digital resource was made available for readers and scholars interested in Woolf. WoolfNotes.com, a project that digitizes her reading and research notes, is now live on the King’s College, London, website.
This major digital humanities project brings into the public domain Woolf’s last remaining substantial unpublished work.
