[Vwoolf] Woolf Google doodle

[Brenda S. Helt]

It’s also a visual pun, as books have leaves.

 

Slàinte!

 

Brenda Helt

 

Co-editor Queer Bloomsbury

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-queer-bloomsbury.html

 

Fine artist

http://www.brendahelt.com <http://www.brendahelt.com/>  

 

 

From: Vwoolf [mailto:vwoolf-bounces at lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of coruscate818
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 9:20 AM
To: Toni McNaron
Cc: vwoolf at lists.osu.edu
Subject: Re: [Vwoolf] Woolf Google doodle

 

In addition to The Years, falling leaves  also recur in The Waves, especially in connection with Rhoda, e.g.:

 

"Rhoda, with whom I shared silence when the others spoke, she who hung back and turned aside when the herd assembled and galloped with orderly, sleek backs over the rich pastures, has gone now like the desert heat. When the sun blisters the roofs of the city I think of her; when the dry leaves patter to the ground; when the old men come with pointed sticks and pierce little bits of paper as we pierced her--

O western wind, when wilt thou blow,
That the small rain down can rain?"

 

On Jan 25, 2018 10:49 AM, "Toni McNaron" <mcnar001 at umn.edu> wrote:

I come down on the side of those of us who are delighted to see VW in a doodle that will be seen, even if for a few seconds, by millions of people.  As for the doodle itself, I like the color of the leaves and Virginia's blouse.  It's subtle and haunting as a shade.  Like Diana Swanson, I also thought about The Years, especially one introduction to an autumn when leaves were being violently blown about by heavy winds.

Toni McNaron


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