{"product_id":"between-the-acts-paperback-4","title":"Between the Acts (Annotated): The Virginia Woolf Library Annotated Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Hussey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelba Cuddy-Keane\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe annotated, authorized edition of the renowned author's last novel with commentary by\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e literary critic and Virginia Woolf specialist Melba Cuddy-Keane.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetween the Acts\u003c\/em\u003e takes place on one summer's day at a country house in the heart of England, where the villagers are presenting their annual pageant as World War II looms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the garden of Pointz Hall, the Oliver family's country seat, everyone from the village has gathered to present the traditional pageant--scenes from the history of England starting with the Middle Ages. As the story of England unfolds, the lives of the villagers also take shape. The past blends with the present and art blends with life in a narrative full of invention and lyricism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough her character's passionate musings and private dramas, and through the enigmatic figure of the pageant author, Miss La Trobe, Virginia Woolf's final novel both celebrates and satirizes Englishness. Even so, the coming of war hangs over the whole community, heralding a new act. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis authorized edition from the Virginia Woolf library features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eBiographical PrefaceChronologyIntroduction to the textExtensive notesSuggestions for further reading\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis annotated edition is the perfect companion to more fully understand \u003cem\u003eBetween the Acts\u003c\/em\u003e, its importance in twentieth century literature, and Virginia Woolf's world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia Woolf stands as the chief figure of modernism in England and must be included with Joyce and Proust in the realization of experiments that have completely broken with tradition.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween the Acts\u003c\/i\u003e takes place on a June 1939 day at Pointz Hall, the Oliver family's country house in the heart of England. In the garden, everyone from the village has gathered to present the annual pageant--scenes from the history of England, beginning with the Elizabethan Age and ending with \"ourselves,\" the audience. As the story unfolds, the lives of the villagers also take shape. We learn of the strained relationship between Isa Oliver and her husband, Giles, discontented stockbroker and son of Bart Oliver, the owner of Pointz Hall. When\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ea storm rushes in and hastens the completion of the play, the performers and the audience take their leave, and Giles and Isa are finally left alone. In its juxtaposition of interior life and social life, personal history and world history, Woolf s final novel reveals the richness of whathappens between the acts. \u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/b\u003e (1882-1941), one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century, transformed the art of the novel. The author of numerous novels, collections of letters, journals, and short stories, she was an admired literary critic and a master of the essay form. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Hussey,  general editor of Harcourt's annotated Woolf series, is professor of English at Pace University in New York City and editor of the \u003ci\u003eWoolf Studies Annual.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelba Cuddy-Keane is professor of English and Northrop Frye Scholar at the University of Toronto.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135525589127,"sku":"9780156034739","price":19.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/58afcaf9ac755451ecc98bf9523161a3.webp?v=1732650269","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/between-the-acts-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}