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Between the Acts
By Woolf, Virginia
Between the Acts
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Authors:
Woolf, Virginia
Copyright:
1969
Format:
Paperback
GTIN13:
9780156118705
ISBN10:
015611870X
Page Count:
224
Dimensions:
5.33x0.54x7.97
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Strand Notes
The story takes place on a June day in 1939 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. Between acts, readers learn of the strained relationship between Isa Oliver & her fetching husband, Giles, that neither will confront or can ignore. This is complicated by the presence of Mrs. Manresa, a flirtatious woman....so on & so forth. There's even a storm rushing in to hasten the play's conclusion! Vintage Woolf!!
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"Love. Hate. Peace. Three emotions made the ply of human life."
Between the Acts takes place on a June day in 1939 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 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, affection, and lyricism.
Through her characters' passionate musings and private dramas, and through the enigmatic figure of the pageant's author, Miss La Trobe, Virginia Woolf's final novel both celebrates and mocks Englishness. Even so, the coming of war looms over the whole community, heralding a new act.
Between the Acts takes place on a June day in 1939 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 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, affection, and lyricism.
Through her characters' passionate musings and private dramas, and through the enigmatic figure of the pageant's author, Miss La Trobe, Virginia Woolf's final novel both celebrates and mocks Englishness. Even so, the coming of war looms over the whole community, heralding a new act.
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