[Vwoolf] Big sleep in The Waves

[Jeremy Hawthorn]

Nearly two years ago I asked about this comment in Woolf’s holograph 
drafts of /The Waves/.

"this is the moment when emerging from the big sleep, between two 
sleeps, the braced mind stands taut, & there is no hint of doubt" 
(Virginia Woolf, /The Waves. The Two Holograph Drafts/. Transcribed and 
edited by J. W. Graham. London: Hogarth Press, 1976, p. 587.)

My query prompted a discussion about sleep habits, and the common 
convention of "the big sleep" and "the little sleep" before 
industrialization. For those still interested in the topic, here is 
another article on it.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep__;!!KGKeukY!kwvTKkjJEZ3EEbLqpbXXVbw4hdzSW8nNPHumRGpGaUojq2KhirhCUqxMoGWWXeT4-MY$ 

Jeremy H

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