[Vwoolf] Weighing in
Toni McNaron
mcnar001 at umn.edu
Thu Aug 22 17:13:57 EDT 2013
Vara asks other of us to say how we became captivated by Woolf. I was
in graduate school in Madison at the University of Wisconsin, working on
Renaissance (as we called it then) literature. I had never even heard
of Virginia Woolf. A woman to whom I was entirely attracted asked me if
I read her and I tried not to answer. I went right to the library and
got /To the Lighthouse/ because the object of my crush had mentioned
that title. I was completely stunned and amazed and just kept reading.
As soon as I had a little wiggle room as a professor, I began teaching
her to other young people who didn't know who she was. The relationship
with the woman only lasted 7 years, but my connection to Virginia
continues to grow as I continue to age.
Toni
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