{"product_id":"9781350607972","title":"In Woolf’s Clothing Clothes and Fashion in Virginia Woolf’s Fiction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIn Woolf’s Clothing\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eClothes and Fashion in Virginia Woolf’s Fiction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eClaire V. Nicholson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Women Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Woolf's novels dress does not simply act as a means of telling us about a character's external appearance, it becomes an integral part of their identity, telling us about their interior life and how they interact with the world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharting the evolution of Woolf's use of clothing imagery in her fiction, this book walks through Woolf's nine major works, charting the evolution of her relationship with fashion in her fiction, from sparing visual details in the early novels to  symbolism and engagement with the psychology of clothes in her later fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirginia Woolf confessed to having a “clothes complex”; her own experiences with dress could sometimes bring joy but could also cause anxiety, distress and despair. Yet she was a sophisticated observer of fashion and employed imagery of clothing and accessories to subtle and vital effect in her modernist fiction. This book moves from Woolf's early novels through the sensual imagery of Clarissa's evening dress in \u003ci\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e, to the gender fluidity of \u003ci\u003eOrlando \u003c\/i\u003e(1928) and the dynamic role of theatrical costume in her final novel, \u003ci\u003eBetween the Acts \u003c\/i\u003e(1941). This distinct evolution in her use of dress in her fiction shows Woolf's awareness of contemporary attitudes to fashion and her response to current sartorial thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eClaire V. Nicholson \u003c\/b\u003eis Chair of the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain and Course Director at the Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 June 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350607972\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62308168401036,"sku":"9781350607972","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350607972","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}