Virginia Woolf and the Power of Story: A Literary Darwinist Reading of Six Novels

by Linda Nicole Blair

Overview

From novels to films, our everyday lives are filled with stories that comfort and connect us and enable new ways of thinking. One of the most innovative writers in modern history, Virginia Woolf, changed the landscape of fiction and challenged our notions of what it means to be human. Her novels invite readers to envision a world in which stories have the power to effect positive change.

This book explores the phenomenon of Story as practiced by Woolf, interpreting her work in the context of literary Darwinism--a critical approach focusing on patterns of innate human behavior.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476627212
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/05/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	228
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Linda Nicole Blair is a senior lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She teaches first year composition and literature and music, and lives in Port Orchard, Washington.
Linda Nicole Blair is a senior lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She teaches first year composition and literature and music, and lives in Port Orchard, Washington.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part One: Theory of Story
Introduction: Virginia Woolf and the Evolutionary
Power of Story
Chapter One: The Evolutionary Power of Story
Part Two: Practice of Story
Chapter Two: The Power of Story to Comfort:
Jacob’s Room and To the Lighthouse
Chapter Three: The Power of Story to Connect:
Mrs. Dalloway and Between the Acts
Chapter Four: The Power of Story to Create:
Orlando and The Waves
Part Three: The Past, Present and Future of Story
Chapter Five: The Power of Story in Human Survival
Epilogue: The Story of Our Future
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index