Woolf

Woolf
noun
English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author
Member Holonyms: ↑Bloomsbury Group

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/woolf/, n.

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[wo͝olf]
Virginia (1882 - 1941), English novelist, essayist, and critic; born Adeline Virginia Stephen. A member of the Bloomsbury Group, she gained recognition with Jacob's Room (1922). Subsequent novels, such as Mrs. Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), established her as an exponent of modernism

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woolf(e
obs. forms of wolf n.

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  • WOOLF (V.) — Issue d’une famille d’«éminents victoriens», comme les appelait Lytton Strachey, Virginia Woolf a voulu dégager le roman anglais de la gangue des traditions et du formalisme qui l’enveloppait, l’affranchir de toutes les normes pour créer un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Woolf — ist der Name folgender Personen: Alex Woolf (* 1963), Geschichtsforscher des Mittelalters an der University of St. Andrews Bella Sidney Woolf (1877–1960), britische Autorin Harry Woolf (* 1933), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2000–2005) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Woolf —   [wʊlf],    1) Adeline Virginia, geborene Stephen [stiːvn], englische Schriftstellerin, * London 25. 1. 1882, ✝ im Fluss Ouse bei Lewes 28. 3. 1941, Tochter des Biographen und Kritikers Sir L. Stephen, ab 1912 Ȋ mit dem Schriftsteller und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Woolf — /woolf/, n. Virginia (Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf), 1882 1941, English novelist, essayist, and critic. * * * …   Universalium

  • Woolf — [woolf] 1. Leonard (Sidney) 1880 1969; Eng. publisher & writer: husband of Virginia 2. Virginia (born Adeline Virginia Stephen) 1882 1941; Eng. novelist & critic …   English World dictionary

  • Woolf — Woolf, Virginia …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Woolf — (Virginia) (1882 1941) écrivain anglais. Elle abolit le temps romanesque au profit du temps affectif: la Chambre de Jacob (1922), Mrs. Dalloway (1925), la Promenade au phare (1927), Orlando (1928), les Vagues (1931). Elle se suicida, laissant un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Woolf — Woolf, Virginia (1882 1941) a British writer and ↑critic who was an important member of the Bloomsbury Group and is admired by ↑feminists. Her novels, such as To the Lighthouse and The Waves, use the style called ↑stream of consciousness …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Woolf — Nom anglais, variante de Wolf, surnom lié au loup (éventuellement nom de baptême) …   Noms de famille

  • Woolf — (izg. vȕlf) DEFINICIJA 1. Leonard (1880 1969), britanski intelektualac, izdavač i novinar, publicističkim radovima i osobnim druženjima vrlo utjecajan na britanski književni i politički život svoga vremena; zajedno sa svojom suprugom Virginiom… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Woolf — Alternate spellings include Wolfe, Wolff, Wulf and Wolf. The name Woolf may refer to *Virginia Woolf, a well known English author and feminist. *Leonard Woolf, author, Virginia Woolf s widower. *Lord Woolf, UK Lord Chief Justice credited with… …   Wikipedia

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