Depiction of Woolf as literary great is not so great
In this set of Literary Greats Paper Dolls from Dover, Virginia Woolf stands among the greats: Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle dressed up as Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie playing Miss Marple, William Shakespeare as Hamlet.
Woolf, however, doesn’t fare as well. For instead of dressing Woolf as a character from one of her well-known works — say Clarissa from Mrs. Dalloway — this collection of 35 paper dolls of famous authors, depicts Woolf in a straightjacket.
The jury is out on this one
However, she may be treated more respectfully in this set of Literary Paper Dolls, as she is included among 16 literary greats. But since she is not depicted in the illustration or described in the text, it’s hard to know.
If anyone owns a set of these dolls, please let us know how Woolf appears by posting a comment below.
I can’t help but wonder if an artistic Woolfian should design a paper doll of our own doll, along with appropriate costumes that give dear Virginia the respect she deserves.
Woolf Commodified: Virginia Woolf dolls and other items displayed at the 26th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf.
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