Between the Acts (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Experimental Modernist Novel of Village Pageantry, English History, and the Shadow of WarBy Virginia Woolf
Length6h 39m
About this audiobook
Virginia Woolf's Between the Acts, her final novel, stages a village pageant in the summer of 1939, gathering English history, private consciousness, and looming war into a single experimental design. Its fragmentary dialogue, lyrical interludes, and shifting perspectives extend Woolf's modernist exploration of time and perception, while its pastoral setting is unsettled by violence, class tension, and the fragility of cultural memory. Woolf wrote the novel at the end of a career devoted to renewing the possibilities of fiction, from the interior rhythms of Mrs Dalloway to the historical compression of Orlando and The Years. Composed during the approach of the Second World War and completed shortly before her death in 1941, Between the Acts reflects her lifelong concerns with art, community, gender, and the precarious inheritance of English civilization. This is an essential work for readers interested in modernism, feminist literary history, and fiction that transforms social observation into philosophical inquiry. Demanding yet deeply rewarding, it offers a haunting meditation on performance, continuity, and rupture, inviting readers to consider how art briefly gathers a fractured world before history intervenes again.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length6 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 1, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Between the Acts (Annotated)
7Between the Act (pt. 2)
2Introduction
8Between the Act (pt. 3)
3Synopsis
9Analysis
4Historical Context
10Reflection
5Author Biography
11Memorable Quotes
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