Moments of Being (eBook)

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) stands as a pivotal figure in twentieth-century literature, emblematic of modernist thought and the Bloomsbury Group's intellectual rigour. Her sophisticated narrative techniques and acute psychological insight distinguish her work. Woolf's oeuvre confronts themes of feminism, mental health, and the fluid nature of time, which resonate through her innovative stream of consciousness style. Among her notable experiments with literary form is 'Moments of Being' — a collection of autobiographical essays published posthumously in 1976 that offers a rare glimpse into Woolf's personal experiences and her perception of reality and existence. The title itself suggests Woolf's preoccupation with the epiphanic quality of life's fleeting instants, a recurring motif in her larger body of work. Woolf's profound impact on the craft of writing is heavily observed in her essays and lectures, particularly those compiled in 'The Common Reader' and 'A Room of One's Own,' which have gained critical acclaim for their forward-thinking views on women and fiction. Her novels, such as 'Mrs. Dalloway' (1925), 'To the Lighthouse' (1927), and 'Orlando' (1928), further secure her legacy as an innovator of narrative form and a chronicler of the human psyche.