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Birth
Virginia Woolf was born in London, on January, 28th, 1882. -
Family
Her father was Leslie Stephen, a well-known member of society
Her mother was Julia Stephen, a model for Pre-Raphaelites -
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Education
She didn't go to school. She was educated at home. Her education was influenced by many illlustrated people from society -
Main books and relevance
Mrs Dalloway (1925)
To The Lighthouse (1927)
Orlando (1928)
A Room of One's Own (1929)
The Waves (1931) She became one of the main authors within the first wave of feminism in literature: the Feminist criticism. -
Relevance: Modernism
She is one of the main authors of the Modernism, a literary movement that emerged as a result of the tragic events that took place in the world. -
Style
Her style is interior monologue: The direct presentation of thoughts and feelings of a character without any prior introduction. It may be confusing as readers may not identify whether the character or their throught are being transmited.