Virginia Woolf’s Common Reader
Virginia Woolf’s Common Reader by Katerina Koutsantoni is a comprehensive study published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. in 2009. This edition spans 219 pages and is presented in English. The book investigates the thematic patterns in Virginia Woolf’s work, focusing on the persona of the ‘common reader’ through various theoretical lenses, including sociology, sociolinguistics, philosophy, and literary criticism.
Readers will find an in-depth exploration of the concept of impersonality in Woolf’s Common Reader, as Koutsantoni examines related themes such as authority, reader-response, intersubjectivity, and dialogism. This scholarly work provides valuable perspectives for understanding Woolf’s contributions to literary criticism and her engagement with women authors and European literature.
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In the first comprehensive study of Virginia Woolf’s Common Reader, Katerina Koutsantoni draws on theorists from the fields of sociology, sociolinguistics, philosophy, and literary criticism to investigate the thematic pattern underpinning these books with respect to the persona of the ‘common reader’. As she explores and challenges the meaning of impersonality in Woolf’s Common Reader, Koutsantoni shows how related issues, including authority, reader-response, intersubjectivity, and dialogism, offer useful perspectives from which to examine Woolf’s work.
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