This biography of the author provides an in-depth look at the author's life. An original critical essay looks at the writer's work as a whole and examines specific works. Chronology of the author's life provides the facts at a glance. Bibliographies of works by and works about the author direct the student to additional resources. Presents major events in the life of the English writer and critical essays on her most influential works, including "Mrs. Dalloway," "Orlando," and "To the Lighthouse." Contents:

• The Work in the Writer / Harold Bloom
• Introduction / Harold Bloom
• Biography of Virginia Woolf / Camille-Yvette Welsch
• Recomposing Reality: An Introduction to the Work of Virginia Woolf / Neil Heims
• Virginia Woolf and the Problem of the Body / George Ella Lyon
• Through Formalism: Feminism and Virginia Woolf's Relation to Bloomsbury Aesthetics / Christopher Reed
• Chronology
• Works by Virginia Woolf
• Works about Virginia Woolf
• Contributors
• Index