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弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙(或译弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫)。英国女作家,被誉为二十世纪现代主义与女性主义的先锋。两次世界大战期间,她是伦敦文学界的核心人物,同时也是布卢姆茨伯里派(BloomsburyGroup)的成员之一。最知名的小说包括《戴洛维夫人》(Mrs.Dalloway)、《灯塔行》(TotheLighthouse)、《雅各的房间》(Jakob'sRoom)。
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Aroomofone'sown,byVirginiaWoolf
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But,youmaysay,weaskedyoutospeakaboutwomenandfiction—what,hasthatgottodowitharoomofone’sown?Iwilltrytoexplain.WhenyouaskedmetospeakaboutwomenandfictionIsatdownonthebanksofariverandbegantowonderwhatthewordsmeant.TheymightmeansimplyafewremarksaboutFannyBurney;afewmoreaboutJaneAusten;atributetotheBront?sandasketchofHaworthParsonageundersnow;somewitticismsifpossibleaboutMissMitford;arespectfulallusiontoGeorgeEliot;areferencetoMrsGaskellandonewouldhavedone.Butatsecondsightthewordsseemednotsosimple.Thetitlewomenandfictionmightmean,andyoumayhavemeantittomean,womenandwhattheyarelike,oritmightmeanwomenandthefictionthattheywrite;oritmightmeanwomenandthefictionthatiswrittenaboutthem,oritmightmeanthatsomehowallthreeareinextricablymixedtogetherandyouwantmetoconsidertheminthatlight. |
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