The Moment, and Other Essays (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Modernist Essays on Literature, Consciousness, Time, and the Art of PerceptionBy Virginia Woolf
Length6h 3m
About this audiobook
The Moment, and Other Essays gathers Virginia Woolf's occasional prose—reviews, critical reflections, and brief meditations—into a volume that displays her extraordinary ability to transform the essay into an art of perception. Moving between literary criticism, social observation, and lyrical reverie, the collection reveals Woolf's modernist preoccupation with consciousness, time, memory, and the elusive intensity of lived experience. Its style is supple and exploratory, poised between intellectual rigor and impressionistic delicacy, and it belongs firmly to the Bloomsbury context of experimental thought and aesthetic refinement. Woolf, one of the defining figures of twentieth-century literature, brought to the essay the same formal daring that shaped Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves. Her life among writers, artists, publishers, and political thinkers sharpened her sensitivity to language, gender, culture, and the pressures of history. As co-founder of the Hogarth Press, she also inhabited the literary world not merely as author but as editor, critic, and maker of modern taste. This collection is recommended for readers who wish to encounter Woolf beyond the novel: lucid, incisive, and intensely responsive to the textures of art and life.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (141)
Includes Goodreads
GenreLiterary Classics
Length6 hrs 3 mins
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Publish dateAug 29, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Moment, and Other Essays (Annotated)
14“David Copperfield”.
2Introduction
15Lewis Carroll.
3Author Biography
16Edmund Gosse.
4Historical Context
17Notes on D.H. Lawrence.
5Synopsis (Selection)
18Roger Fry.
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6The Moment: Summer’s Night.
19The Art of Fiction.
7“The Faery Queen”.
20American Fiction.
8Congreve’s Comedies.
21The Leaning Tower.
9Sterne’s Ghost.
22On Re-reading Novels.
10Mrs. Thrale.
23FOOTNOTES.
11Sir Walter Scott, I. Gas at Abbotsford.
24Analysis
12Sir Walter Scott, II. “The Antiquary”.
25Reflection
13Lockhart’s Criticism.
26Memorable Quotes
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