Night and Day by Virginia Woolf (Book Analysis)
Night and Day by Virginia Woolf (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Night and Day by Virginia Woolf. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including class differences, women’s position in society and the search for a sense of identity. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 52-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Virginia Woolf
- Presentation of Night and Day
- Summary of Night and Day
- Character study
- Katharine Hilbery
- Ralph Denham
- Mary Datchet
- William Rodney
- Cassandra Otway
- Mrs. Hilbery
- Mr. Hilbery
- Aunt Celia
- Analysis of Night and Day
- A social comedy
- Social class
- Gender
- Identity
- Perception (of reality)
- Style
About Night and Day
Night and Day is Virginia Woolf’s second novel. It explores the social and romantic lives of two women: Katherine Hilbery, who is the granddaughter of a celebrated poet but is secretly fascinated by mathematics and astronomy and feels stifled by her privileged existence, and Mary Datchet, a women’s suffrage activist who comes to realize that she does not need a man to feel fulfilled. Through these women, the novel explores issues relating to marriage, social class and the position of women in Edwardian society, and its reflections on identity remain relevant and thought-provoking today.
About Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf was one of the most influential figures of interwar English literature. She was born in London in 1882 and died in Sussex in 1941. She was a pioneer of the literary movement of Modernism, wrote a variety of essays, short stories and novels, and founded her own publishing house with her husband in 1917. Her best-known works include Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando and The Waves. She was plagued by mental health troubles throughout her life and committed suicide in 1941, at the age of 59.
Product details
ISBN | 9782808018081 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 52 |
File size | 1.9 MB |