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27. August 2023, 10:05
“A room for oneself” – this is how the English writer Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) described a basic requirement for women to be able to be literary or otherwise creative in a key text of feminism that has become famous. In southern England, some of the “rooms” or settings where this pioneer of literary modernism was successful have been opened to the public.
The search for clues begins in London in the Bloomsbury district, where Virginia Woolf and her husband Leonard belonged to the artist and intellectual circle of the “Bloomsbury Group” in the first third of the 20th century. The author was extremely productive in the countryside. The simple Monk’s House in the county of Sussex served her as a retreat in the middle of nature, where she worked on her novels “Mrs. Dalloway” (1925) and “Orlando” (1928), among other things. This refuge of the writer has remained practically unchanged.
Sixty kilometers away is the legendary garden paradise of Sissinghurst, designed by Vita Sackville-West, with whom Woolf had a love affair. As a child, Virginia enjoyed carefree vacations in the picturesque coastal town of St. Ives, Cornwall. Many impressions have flowed into her novels – including the novel “The Journey to the Lighthouse” (1927). Virginia Woolf took her own life in 1941, marked by recurring depressions as World War II came to England.
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Literature references:
Virginia Woolf’s collected works have been published by S. Fischer-Verlag.
Two books are particularly recommended for an in-depth search for clues in the English homeland of the writer:
Luise Berg-Ehlers wrote the book “Through England with Virginia Woolf”. Island Paperback Vol. 4106. 2012
The Austrian author and writing trainer Judith Wolfsberger wrote “Create your own writing rooms! Female writing in the footsteps of Virginia Woolf. A memoir”. The book was published in 2018 by Böhlau-Verlag
The work published by Insel-Verlag in 2016 deals with Virginia Woolf’s love of nature and gardens: “One of every happiness. With Virginia Woolf through the garden” (ed. by Jutta Rosenkranz)
Additional Information:
Mrs. Dalloway-Walk
Monks House
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
The British Library
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Composer: John Fox
Gesamttitel: AUTHENTIC BRITISH ISLES
Titel: DANCING BLUEBELLS
* Four Pastoral Harp Pieces:
Other collective title: Folk Songs and Dances from the British Isles.
Subtitle: England
Length: 01:19 min
Label: Sonoton SAS 033, LC07573, DE-B63-91-233-00
Composer: John Fox
Gesamttitel: AUTHENTIC BRITISH ISLES
Titel: CONISTON WATERS
Other collective title: Folk Songs and Dances from the British Isles.
Subtitle: England
Length: 02:14 min
Label: Sonoton SAS 033, LC07573, DE-B63-91-233-00
Composer: John Fox
Gesamttitel: AUTHENTIC BRITISH ISLES
Titel: AT THE VILLAGE FAIR
Other collective title: Folk Songs and Dances from the British Isles.
Subtitle: England
Length: 00:59 min
Label: Sonoton SAS 033, LC07573, DE-B63-91-233-00
Arranger: John Fox /Arrangement
Composer: Traditional
Composer: Traditional
Gesamttitel: AUTHENTIC BRITISH ISLES
Title: NEWCASTLE
Other collective title: Folk Songs and Dances from the British Isles.
Subtitle: England
Length: 01:35 min
Label: Sonoton SAS 033, LC07573, DE-B63-91-233-00
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