| Vita Sackville-West: Selected Writings Contributor(s): Caws, Mary Ann (Editor), Nicolson, Nigel (Foreword by), Sackville-West, Vita (Author) |
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ISBN: 031223760X ISBN-13: 9780312237608 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $38.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: "Caws succeed in conveying the remarkable range of Sackville-West's literary work."--"Times Literary Supplement" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002283857 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6.46" W x 9.5" (1.58 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Aristocrat, novelist, essayist, traveler, and lover of Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West lived a fascinating and daring life on the periphery of the Bloomsbury circle. She wrote in an astounding variety of genres, including travel narrative, historical and literary studies, poetry, fiction, and essays, and is probably best known or her novels, The Edwardians and All Passion Spent, and incomparable writings about English country houses and gardens. Here, for the first time, is an anthology that represents the full expanse of her interests and styles. Over half of the works, including intimate diaries and a dream notebook, have never been published. Edited by a foremost expert on the Bloomsbury circle, Vita Sackville-West: Selected Writings provides the best and most accessible introduction to this unique writer. |
Contributor Bio(s): Caws, Mary Ann: - Mary Ann Caws is a renowned critic of the Bloomsbury circle, modernism, and surrealism. She is Distinguished Professor of English, French, and Comparative Literature and Co-Director of the Henri Peyre French Institute at the Graduate Center, CUNY.Sackville-West, Vita: - Vita Sackville-West, the celebrated writer and Bloomsbury member, was a prolific poet and author. Her most famous works include The Edwardians, All Passion Spent and the classic poem The Land which won the Hawthornden Prize in 1927. With her husband she created the magnificent and hugely influential gardens at their home, Sissinghurst Castle. In 1946 she was made a Companion of Honour for her services to literature. She died in 1962.Nicolson, Nigel: - Nigel Nicolson is the son of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. He recently published a biography of Virginia Woolf in the Penguin Lives series and is the author of the acclaimed Portrait of a Marriage. |