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- Title
Virginia Woolf's "Wild England": George Borrow, Autoethnography, and "Between the Acts."
- Authors
Southworth, Helen
- Abstract
This article presents an exploration into the themes and influences of the 19th century writer George Borrow's ethnographic work "Lavengro," in English literature, particularly on the later novel "Between the Acts" by Virginia Woolf. Issues of conflicting historical and philosophical depiction of the English national and imperial identity are discussed in detail. A history of Borrow's work and its foundations in his traveling experiences is provided. The reading and reception of Borrow's ideas by Virginia Woolf is explored. The two works are also directly compared in relation to the depiction and treatment of the English countryside.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; CRITICISM; LAVENGRO: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest (Book : Borrow); BETWEEN the Acts (Book : Woolf); BORROW, George Henry, 1803-1881; WOOLF, Virginia, 1882-1941; ENGLISH literature; LITERARY criticism; ETHNOLOGY in literature; ETHNOLOGY; ENGLAND description &; travel
- Publication
Studies in the Novel, 2007, Vol 39, Issue 2, p196
- ISSN
0039-3827
- Publication type
Literary Criticism