ENGB50H3 Lecture Notes - Leonard Woolf, Bloomsbury Group, Aphra Behn
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Quiz: a room of one"s own and money, bonus question: judith shakespeare, jane austen, charlotte bronte, aphra behn. She studied at king"s college (ladies department) in 1897 1901 ladies department was opened in 1885: this was opened for the higher education of women on the same basis as men, 1902 women. Married leonard woolf in 1912: moved to the country virginia loved people, but because she had her illness. A group of writers, artists and painter who were all friends. Virginia, her sister vanessa, as well as both of her husbands were part of the bloomsbury group. They lived close together and talked often. Bloomsbury group was a group of intellectuals, writers, and artists who would meet in. Woolf"s orlando is said to be a love letter to vita. Vita was said to be connected to british novelty through blood, she was an aristocrat. Orlando (1928): subtitled a biographer story of a man who changes gender to a woman.
