AGE OF VIRGINIA WITH ITS CHARACTERISTICS AND THEMES

INTRODUCTION

Here the question is, does the age of the author affects his or her personality ? And the answer is 'yes', Why not. Here the age doesn't mean numerical or physical but the period in which the author belongs to, here Woolf belongs to the Modern age.

This particular blog will help to understand that how sometimes author’s own experiences and moods are reflected in their writings, due to their roots from that particular era which helps to peep inside the author’s soul and their hidden wishes or grievances. In short it can be said that the background of literary age plays an important role in building the authors thoughts and perceptions towards the particular situation.

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MODERN AGE

Virginia Woolf belongs to Modern Age which starts from 1901 to 1960. This is the period which starts with the end or death of Queen Victoria (1901) and with the changes it symbolized as the start of the Modern Era. It is also called as the age of Interrogation and Anxiety.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AGE :

Some of the Chief Characteristics of this age are worth mentioning:

→ A confusing decade
→ Psychoanalytical discoveries
→ Literature with purpose
→ Philosophical theories
→ Revolt against conventional morality
→ Foreign influences
→ The changing family relationship
→ Decline of religion
→ Results of changes
→ The dominance of novels
→ Rebirth of drama
→ Breakdown of established values

→ Recovery of optimism

→ Affirmation of spiritual values
→ The influence of Radio, Cinema, and Television
→ The impact of two World Wars

THEORIES AND THEMES OF MODERN AGE NOVELS

There are various themes and theories used by authors of modern age are like example :

i. Realism
ii. Detective Fiction
iii. Novel of Ideas
iv. Satirical Fiction
v. Humorist
vi. War Novels
vii. Regional Fiction
viii. Biographical Novels
ix. Complex Themes
x. Treatment of Sex
xi. Art and Technique
xii. Demand of Novels
xiii. The novel as an Interpretation of Life
xiv. Psychological Novels

It can be seen that Woolf's novels are somewhere justifying the above characteristics as well as themes and theories in her works .

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