The Conversation Behind the Conversation: Speaking the Unspeakable in Virginia Woolf

This article explores the unspeakable or the unspoken behind conversations in Woolf’s fiction, focusing particularly on homoerotic love. To this end, it examines in detail a scene from Between the Acts and one from Orlando, concluding that, particularly in Orlando, Woolf actively enjoyed circumventi...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebc,
Autor principal: Briggs, Julia
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Études britanniques contemporaines 2024
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:This article explores the unspeakable or the unspoken behind conversations in Woolf’s fiction, focusing particularly on homoerotic love. To this end, it examines in detail a scene from Between the Acts and one from Orlando, concluding that, particularly in Orlando, Woolf actively enjoyed circumventing the censorship she deplored elsewhere.