Virginia Woolf

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Virginia Woolf born?January 25, 1882
2. When did Virginia Woolf die?March 28, 1941 (age 59)
3. Where was Virginia Woolf born?London, England
4. What is the literary movement?Modernism
5. What is the related topics?Bloomsbury Group, Psychoanalysis, Feminist Theory, British Literature
6. What was Virginia Woolf famous for?Virginia Woolf was a writer who used new ways to tell stories, like following a character's thoughts in a flowing way, and she wrote about girls and women's lives.

Modernism: An early 20th-century artistic and literary movement characterized by experimentation, a break from tradition, and a focus on subjective experience.
Stream of Consciousness: A narrative mode that attempts to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings that pass through the mind of a narrator or character.
Feminist Literary Criticism: An analytical approach that examines literature through the lens of gender, power dynamics, and the social construction of femininity and masculinity.
Subjectivity: The quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions; the individual's internal experience.