Tradition and revelation: moments of being in Virginia Woolf’s major novels

Jensen, Meg

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“…Let Indeed, "what is commonly thought small" may reveal its hidden meaning if it is associated with the so-called moments of importance, or 'moments of being', which Virginia Woolf describes in her essay A Sketch of the Past. These moments coincide with sudden instances of clarity, through which the individual is able to gain a greater awareness and to reach a deeper understanding about his own situation and the world around him (Jensen, 2007). Such moments of revelation and insight may be provoked by immediate ideas, ephemeral impressions, visual and sensory perceptions -all things that appear insignificant from an objective point of view.…”

Section: Modern Fiction or The Relevance Of Irrelevancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The purpose of this paper is to address a similar question, starting from the assumption that the fundamental property of parenthetical expressions consists in their digressive nature, that is, in their capacity to interrupt the linear flow of narrative discourse in order to arouse the impression of simultaneity. In other words, the use of brackets can create a sort of counterpoint between one level of activity and another, allowing thought and action to be shown occurring at the same time, or exploring the multiple layers of consciousness from different perspectives (Blakemore, 2009;Lee, 1992;Jensen, 2007).…”

Section: Introduction: Virginia Woolf's Parenthetical Writingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Between Parentheses: The Poetics of Irrelevance in Virginia Woolf’s Experimental Fiction

Roccia

2017

Eur. j. lang. lit. stud.

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The understanding and appreciation of Virginia Woolf's modernist fiction demands careful attention, not only for the obvious complexity of its experimental form but also for the apparent simplicity of certain typographical and stylistic devices. Among these is the use of parenthetical expressions, consisting of explanatory or qualifying remarks inserted into a passage and usually marked off by brackets, dashes, or commas. Generally speaking, the main functions fulfilled by parentheticals have been examined and classified by Woolf scholars. What has received less critical attention, however, is the intrinsic nature of parenthetical constructions and the subtle, multifaceted implications of their actual functioning within the overall economy of every single novel. The purpose of this paper is to address a similar question, beginning with a preliminary delimitation of the scope of the analysis. Firstly, among the different types of the so-called 'parenthetical expressions' only the explicit use of parentheses (in the form of round or square brackets) will be assumed as a distinctive feature in order to identify a specific category of stylistic and narrative devices. Secondly, and quite obviously, the novel under consideration will be, in particular, To the Lighthouse (1927), inasmuch as it provides the most striking examples of the disruptive potential contained in Woolf's parenthetical writing. A good point of departure for such an analysis, however, can be found in Jacob's Room (1922), Woolf's first experimental novel, which shows a long and compound sentence, inserted between brackets, significantly placed in the opening page of the book.

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Section: Modern Fiction or The Relevance Of Irrelevancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction: Virginia Woolf's Parenthetical Writingmentioning

confidence: 99%