The waves virginia woolf

'Clear, bright, burnished ... the moods that it expresses are a true kind of poetry' The New York Times Tracing the lives of a group of friends, The Waves follows their development from childhood to middle age. While social events, individual achievements and disappointments form its narrative, the novel is most remarkable for the rich poetic language that expresses the inner life of its characters: their aspirations, their triumphs and regrets, their awareness of unity and isolation, and…

My parts seem to be at war with each other. The part that loves is dumb with grief. The part of me that will rise up to protect the others- that part feels strong and ready if needed. The part of me that is an analyst- she has her moments too. Clear and focused. Shifting through the mental stacks. Organizing them. Thinking. Trying to make sense of it all. The part of me that is a poet could write half a dozen poems right now. None would sound alike.

Introduction and Notes by Deborah Parsons, University of Birmingham. 'I am writing to a rhythm and not to a plot', Virginia Woolf stated of her eighth novel, The Waves. Widely regarded as one of her greatest and most original works, it conveys the rhythms of life in synchrony with the cycle of nature and the passage of time. Six children - Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny and Louis - meet in a garden close to the sea, their voices sounding over the constant echo of the waves that roll…

Virginia Woolf, The Waves

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