To the Lighthouse
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008EPMWYU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Split into three parts, the story observes Mrs. While the novel follows seemingly trivial events between the family members, the plot takes a backseat to philosophical introspection, which gave the novel its fame as an icon of modernist literature. To the Lighthouse is Virginia Woolf's arresting analysis of domestic family life, centering on the Ramseys and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland in the early 1900s. The Ramseys' quest to recapture meaning creates a powerful allegory of man's impermanent battle with the tangible world.. Ramsey, and their children at their vacation house on the Isle of Skye. Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, Eyes Wide Shut), who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Woolf in the film adaptation of Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours, brings the impressionistic prose of this classic to vibrant life. Ramsay, Mr
"The incredible verbosity of introspection" according to Dr. Lee D. Carlson. As is the case for every novel, there are characters that one can admire and those that one can detest. This can be by design by the author or by accidental imputation by the reader. This novel does not leave the reader neutral, and in fact does not require neutrality. In this . Yvonne M said Relish those sentences!. Virginia Woolf facile use of the English language is breath-taking. She conveys the interior monologue of her characters, with its tangents and non-sequiturs, lucidly and it easy for the reader to follow without becoming disoriented or lost in the words. Read this just to savor. "Worth the read" according to Eliana. Stream of consciousness; one of the most cohesive and conflicting forms of writing invented. But it certainly is beautiful. As with any other Woolf novel, it twists and turns, revealing multitudinous layers. And for those of you that find it "dry" I encourage you to read until