Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Virginia Woolf pushed the boundaries of the novel as a tool for psychological inquiry through her experimentation with subjective and relativistic perceptions of time and events. This program intercuts scenes from a compelling dramatization of Mrs. Dalloway with a portrayal of Virginia Woolf—played by actress Eileen Atkins—who, based on entries from her diary, explicates the story. Literary critic Hermione Lee addresses topics in the novel such as the significance of shared external events and the theme of emotional bankruptcy, both of which propel this drama of the mind.

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This is part of the Ten Great Writers of the Modern World series:
Ten Great Writers Seminar: youtu.be/yiJC_piyJJI
Franz Kafka: youtu.be/1t-GbIbVHCI
Fyodor Dostoevksy: youtu.be/7ZlB2t_fKkE
Henrik Ibsen: youtu.be/U2Glw642vWM
James Joyce: youtu.be/Ob3NWUtCCJI
Luigi Pirandello: youtu.be/YB2yae1t5IY
T.S. Eliot: youtu.be/UoEHySQ9Gmo
Joseph Conrad: youtu.be/yjq19I3U8H8
Virginia Woolf: youtu.be/jYySvYKGong
Thomas Mann: youtu.be/we0Ubj1Qtq0