Gifts, markets and economies of desire in Virginia Woolf

Gifts, markets and economies of desire in Virginia Woolf

Simpson, Kathryn

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This book brings a new dimension to the critical debate about the complex relationship of Woolf to the marketplace and commodity culture through a focus onthe gift economy at work in Woolf's writing, exploring the political subversiveness of the gift and its significance in her modernist aesthetics. ÍNDICE: List of abbreviations - Introduction - The Business of Writing: Economies in Woolf's Essays - Queering the Market: 'Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street', Mrs Dalloway and 'The Hours' - The Gift of Vision: To the Lighthouse, Orlando and Between the Acts - Moments of Giving: Generosity and Desire in Woolf's Short Fictions - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index

  • ISBN: 978-1-4039-9706-7
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 212
  • Fecha Publicación: 17/10/2008
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés