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Sto caricando le informazioni... Kew Gardens [short story]di Virginia Woolf
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Interesting play with scale and interspecies' perspectives, I love the way the language blends at the end. Tres relatos de Virginia Woolf son los que componen este libro y que muestran lo que a ella le gustaba denominar momentos de existencia. En ellos, personajes y acciones quedan supeditados a imágenes poéticas, alejadas de las banalidades de la vida. En «Kew Gardens» ambientado en el fabuloso jardín botánico de Londres, nos introduce, como diría T. S. Eliott, en «un montón de imágenes rotas» que van desde el movimiento perezoso de un caracol a las conversaciones de los paseantes por el jardín. En «Una casa encantada», publicado por primera vez en la antología Monday or Tuesday, reescribe un tradicional cuento de fantasmas. Una pareja recibe la visita de unos espectros que ponen en evidencia el mundo de lo superficial. En el tercer cuento, «La marca en la pared», hace uso del monólogo escrito en primera persona para hacernos volar de un recuerdo a otro, teniendo como origen la marca en la pared de su habitación. Acompañan a estos magníficos cuentos las ilustraciones de Elena Ferrándiz, que consiguen sumergirnos en el personal mundo de Virginia Woolf a través de un trabajo lleno de metáforas y símbolos maravillosos. Kew Gardens was originally published with illustrations by Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf's sister. I'd love to read that edition (or a reproduction, something that doesn't cost a hundred dollars). I imagine it would add another layer to this interesting slice-of-life story. Kew Gardens is very fluid, but I suppose that is just part of the Stream of Consciousness style. I think you have to be in the mood to read Stream of Consciousness/Virginia Woolf. She is not a writer you can casually pick up, I think. Her work requires a certain amount of focus. Kew Gardens feels like an escape from the city. Four different sets of people move in and out of the narration as they pass an oval flower bed in Kew Gardens. It's an observational story. The reader gets to watch these people (and the snail) and hear little snippets of their conversations. I enjoyed it and it's left me wanting to read more Woolf. Maybe next week I'll take on Solid Objects. If you want to sample Woolf, get a taste of her style, Kew Gardens is a great place to start. It's a wonderful and very short story. However, if you can't handle the style of Kew Gardens, I'd steer clear of To The Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway. For me, Kew Gardens was a reminder of how much I enjoy Woolf. This is a beautifully published edition of Virginia Woolf's 1919 short story that takes us through an afternoon in Kew Gardens with passing people, shifting light, and the deliberate and engaging progress of a snail. Woolf excels at her descriptions of nature and her critical eye on humans, and those strengths both shine here. The book itself (published by the Kew Gardens) is lovely, with strong line illustrations, thick paper, and perfect proportions. This story is in the public domain so you can (and should!) read it anywhere, but if you like a nice physical book, this is worth picking up. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
From the oval-shaped flower-bed there rose perhaps a hundred stalks spreading into heart-shaped or tongue-shaped leaves half way up and unfurling at the tip red or blue or yellow petals marked with spots of colour raised upon the surface; and from the red, blue or yellow gloom of the throat emerged a straight bar, rough with gold dust and slightly clubbed at the end. The petals were voluminous enough to be stirred by the summer breeze, and when they moved, the red, blue and yellow lights passed one over the other, staining an inch of the brown earth beneath with a spot of the most intricate colour. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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