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Across this engaging collection of literary essays, Virginia Woolf addresses those who read for pleasure, rather than for academic purposes, as she explores her wide-ranging, deeply personal reflections on literature, culture, and the art of reading.

The Common Reader explores the works of both renowned and lesser-known writers, from the timeless epics of the Greeks to the nuanced novels of the Victorian era, all through the lens of the 'common' or everyday reader. She offers fresh insights into the minds of figures like Jane Austen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Christina Rossetti, Mary Wollstonecraft, George Eliot, Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe, and Michel de Montaigne, while providing engaging analyses of their work. With imagination and acute understanding, Woolf discusses Elizabethan drama, the diaries of Pepys, tsarist Russia, and the poetry of the early twentieth century.

First published in two volumes, in 1925 and 1932 respectively, The Common Reader showcases Woolf's profound love for literature and her unparalleled ability to connect with readers, making this collection of essays indispensable for anyone who shares her passion for the written word.

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• Plný název: Common Reader - First and Second Series - Complete Edition
• Autor: Virginia Woolf
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 514
• EAN: 9781528719841
• ISBN: 1528719840
• ID: 38749781
• Nakladatelství: Read & Co. Great Essays
• Hmotnost: 648 g
• Rozměry: 216 × 140 × 29 mm
• Datum vydání: 03. February 2022

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