Virginia Woolf and Being-In-The-World: A Heideggerian Study - Paperback
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Emma Simone argues that at the heart of what it means to be an individual making his or her way in the world, the perspectives of Woolf and Heidegger are founded upon certain shared concerns, including the sustained critique of Cartesian dualism, particularly the resultant binary oppositions of subject and object, and self and Other; the understanding that the individual is a temporal being; an emphasis upon intersubjective relations insofar as Being-in-the-world is defined by Being-with-Others; and a consistent emphasis upon average everydayness as both determinative and representative of the individual's relationship to and with the world. Key Features
The first sustained discussion of Woolf from the perspective of the philosophy of Martin HeideggerEmphasises the thematic and conceptual links between the works of Woolf and Heidegger, so that each chapter focuses upon the explication of particular issues and aspects of Being-in-the-worldCovers a wide range of Woolf's fictional and non-fictional writing
Virginia Woolf and Being-In-The-World: A Heideggerian Study - Paperback
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by Emma Simone (Author)
Explores Woolf's treatment of the relationship between self and world from an existential-phenomenological perspective
Breaking fresh ground in Woolfian scholarship, this study presents a timely and compelling interpretation of Virginia Woolf's textual treatment of the relationship between self and world from the perspective of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Drawing on Woolf's novels, essays, reviews, letters, diary entries, short stories, and memoirs, the book explores the political and the ontological, as the individual's connection to the world comes to be defined by an involvement and engagement that is always already situated within a particular physical, societal, and historical context.Emma Simone argues that at the heart of what it means to be an individual making his or her way in the world, the perspectives of Woolf and Heidegger are founded upon certain shared concerns, including the sustained critique of Cartesian dualism, particularly the resultant binary oppositions of subject and object, and self and Other; the understanding that the individual is a temporal being; an emphasis upon intersubjective relations insofar as Being-in-the-world is defined by Being-with-Others; and a consistent emphasis upon average everydayness as both determinative and representative of the individual's relationship to and with the world. Key Features
The first sustained discussion of Woolf from the perspective of the philosophy of Martin HeideggerEmphasises the thematic and conceptual links between the works of Woolf and Heidegger, so that each chapter focuses upon the explication of particular issues and aspects of Being-in-the-worldCovers a wide range of Woolf's fictional and non-fictional writing
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'In this insightful, carefully researched and accessible study, Emma Simone provides the first sustained comparative analysis of Woolf's and Heidegger's accounts of Being-in-the-world. Effortlessly weaving together readings and examples from Woolf's novels, essays and autobiographical writings, Virginia Woolf and Being-in-the-world not only comprises an important addition to scholarly assessments of Woolf's philosophical thought, but demonstrates with great acuity the vital ways in which Woolf's philosophy is fundamentally tied to her social and political concerns and commitments.' Lorraine Sim, Western Sydney University Virginia Woolf and Being-in-the-world: A Heideggerian Study explores Woolf's treatment of the relationship between self and world from an existential-phenomenological perspective. Breaking fresh ground in Woolfian scholarship, this study presents a timely and compelling interpretation of Virginia Woolf's textual treatment of the relationship between self and world from the perspective of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Drawing on Woolf's novels, essays, reviews, letters, diary entries, short stories and memoirs, the book explores the political and the ontological, as the individual's connection to the world comes to be defined by an involvement and engagement that is always already situated within a particular physical, societal and historical context. Emma Simone completed her PhD on Virginia Woolf at Macquarie University in 2012 and is currently an independent scholar. Her research interests include the influence of ancient Greek literature and philosophy upon the writings of Woolf and Heidegger. Cover image: Amongst the Nerves of the World, C. R. W. Nevinson, 1930 (c) Museum of London/Bridgeman Images Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-2167-6 Barcode
Author Biography
Emma Simone completed her PhD on Virginia Woolf at Macquarie University in 2012 and is currently an independent scholar. Her research interests include the influence of ancient Greek literature and philosophy upon the writings of Woolf and Heidegger.
Number of Pages: 264
Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN
Publication Date: November 13, 2018
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