[Vwoolf] Looking for recommendations (brief bio. of VW)

[Elisa Sparks]

I second Pat Laurence's recommendation. Alexandra Harris's bio would be my first choice were I still teaching.  It is short, extremely lively and well-written, up-to-date, and highlights the controversies surrounding various biographical issues.

Elisa
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The problems with the 2001 Caws bio are: (1) the number of mistakes and (2) the overemphasis on the visual arts and Bloomsbury in France.

Stuart

“Councillor Maurice Adams spoke of the difficulty Banstead Council had in finding road-sweeping staff.  ‘No-one wants to be a road sweeper.  I would like to see women doing the job’, he added.” (“Leatherhead Advertiser”, Surrey, June 1972)

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Oh, I was wondering about the Caws, Pat. The length would be good, too, for a weekend read, and price ideal. I can supplement it with selections from Lee and others. Take care!  Todd

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Todd,
You might consider Mary Ann Caws' short biography of Woolf (Overlook Press, 136 pp., inexpensive) which tells more about Woolf's friends and circle (with a wonderful array of photos) than an examination of her writings. Since you'll be delving into the works, this might be a good balance.
Best,
Pat


On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 10:05 AM Danell Jones via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
Hi Todd,

I think Alexandra Harris’s Virginia Woolf is a good, short, readable biography. 170 pages and includes an assortment of photographs, painting, drawings, etc.

I have never used it with students, but I imagine there are others on the Listserve who have…

Danell


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On Jul 24, 2021, at 7:36 PM, Avery, Todd via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:


Dear Woolf Friends,

I'm writing to pick the vast collective brain of the list.  I'm teaching several works of Woolf-centric biographical fiction this fall, and want to assign a brief, straightforward, readable biography by way of introduction (for students unfamiliar with Woolf) and (for all of them) to ask questions of method and ethics in biography and in biofiction.

Many thanks for any suggestions!

Best,

Todd

Todd Avery
Professor
Department of English
University of Massachusetts Lowell
O'Leary Library 481
61 Wilder Street
Lowell, MA 01854
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