Antiauthoritarian representation of reality within two of Virginia Woolf's novels

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• Virginia Woolf's concept of reality
• New literary strategies
  • Multiperspectivity
    • Bakhtin's Dialogism
    • The dialogic subject
    • Woolf in dialogue with the world
    • Dialogue within the novel
  • Poetry
  • Impact on the reader
    • Horizon of expectation
    • New narrative strategies to liberate the reader?
• To the Lighthouse
  • Coherence
  • Connection of the scenes
  • Concentration on the mind
  • Moments of Unity
  • Dynamic reality
  • The dialogue between Lily and Mrs Ramsay
  • Characters as narrators
  • Multiperspectivity to create objectivity?
  • Poetry within the novel
    • Inadequacy of language to express emotions
    • Metaphors
      • Water/Sea
      • Light
      • Journey
    • Music and rhythm
  • The role of the reader
• Between the Acts
  • Uniting structure
  • The permeable mind
  • The dynamic voice
  • Polyphony
  • Between acts
  • Poetry
    • Metaphors
      • Water
      • Light
      • A leader
      • Silence
      • Mirror Modes
      • Others
  • A play in a play
    • Fears of the artist
    • Oscillation between fiction and reality
  • Advising the reader

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This work aims to explore Virginia Woolf's theoretical concept of reality and its representation in two of her novels, To the Lighthouse and Between the Acts. It examines her innovative literary techniques, focusing on how she moved beyond traditional narrative methods. The analysis will delve into her approach to representing reality, contrasting it with earlier and contemporary literary styles.

• Woolf's concept of reality and its representation in her novels.
• The use of multiperspectivity and polyphony to avoid an authoritarian narrator.
• The role of dialogue and its impact on the reader's experience.
• The significance of poetic devices, such as metaphors, in conveying meaning.
• The innovative narrative strategies employed to engage the reader.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The Introduction establishes the context of Virginia Woolf's approach to representing reality, contrasting her methods with those of Edwardian and modernist writers. The chapter on Virginia Woolf's concept of reality and new literary strategies lays the groundwork for analyzing her techniques, including multiperspectivity and the use of poetic language. The analysis of To the Lighthouse will examine the novel's structure, its focus on the inner lives of the characters, and the use of poetic imagery to convey emotion. The analysis of Between the Acts will similarly focus on its structural elements and narrative strategies, without revealing major plot points or conclusions.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

Virginia Woolf, reality, representation, multiperspectivity, polyphony, dialogue, narrative strategy, modernism, To the Lighthouse, Between the Acts, poetic language, metaphor.