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One of the first book-length studies of a female modernist writer and the professions, this monograph explores the relationship between Virginia Woolf's writing and the rise of the professions in twentieth-century Britain. This book shows how Woolf participated in debates about the role of the professions in British society.

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'… Chan competently explores related issues of money, war, feminism, democracy and social class.' Kathy Chamberlain, Virginia Woolf Bulletin

Table of Contents
1. The ethics and aesthetics of medicine; 2. Virginia Woolf, amateurism and the professionalisation of literature; 3. Reconfiguring professionalism: Lily Briscoe and Miss La Trobe; 4. Translating the fact of the professions into the fiction of vision: The Years and Three Guineas; 5. A balancing act: Between the Acts and the aesthetics of specialisation.

Virginia Woolf and the Professions

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/28/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107657229, 978-1107657229
      ISBN10: 1107657229
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of the first book-length studies of a female modernist writer and the professions, this monograph explores the relationship between Virginia Woolf's writing and the rise of the professions in twentieth-century Britain. This book shows how Woolf participated in debates about the role of the professions in British society.

      Trade Review
      '… Chan competently explores related issues of money, war, feminism, democracy and social class.' Kathy Chamberlain, Virginia Woolf Bulletin

      Table of Contents
      1. The ethics and aesthetics of medicine; 2. Virginia Woolf, amateurism and the professionalisation of literature; 3. Reconfiguring professionalism: Lily Briscoe and Miss La Trobe; 4. Translating the fact of the professions into the fiction of vision: The Years and Three Guineas; 5. A balancing act: Between the Acts and the aesthetics of specialisation.

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