Tag Archives: Virginia Woolf

Androgyny: Woolf Against Gender

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Brian Kubarycz

Just as a perspective need not be actually perceived by anyone, so a ‘life’ need not be actually lived by anyone. — Bertrand Russell So, what exactly is Virginia Woolf saying about the need to get over gender? Clearly, she … Continue reading →

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Canon and Contingency

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Brian Kubarycz

I do think that a great many of the supposed great men were indeed great, or that at least their books were. But I realize that their greatness was a function of a host of factors which recent scholarship has … Continue reading →

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Heart of Glass

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Brian Kubarycz

Someone asked why it is so difficult for the characters in Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse to say they loved one another. In Hegel, we see that the fundamental human need is not for food, clothing and shelter, but rather … Continue reading →

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