Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-216) and index
In the first comprehensive study of Virginia Woolf's Common Reader, Katerina Koutsantoni draws on theorists from the fields of sociology, sociolinguistics, philosophy, and literary criticism to investigate the thematic pattern underpinning these books with respect to the persona of the 'common reader'. As she explores and challenges the meaning of impersonality in Woolf's Common Reader, Koutsantoni shows how related issues, including authority, reader-response, intersubjectivity, and dialogism, offer useful perspectives from which to examine Woolf's work
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Conversing with the Reader; 1 Why go on with these essays?; 2 We must remain readers; 3 I do not love to be led by the nose ... by authority; 4 To forget one's own sharp absurd little personality ... & practise anonymity; 5 In all writing, it's the person's own edge that counts; 6 Society is a nest of glass boxes one separate from another; Conclusion: With this odd mix up of public & private I left off; Bibliography; Index
