To the lighthouse : authoritative text, contexts, criticism Upplaga 1

This Norton Critical Edition includes: • The American edition of the novel, first published by Harcourt Brace in 1927, introduced and annotated by Margaret Homans. • A 1924-28 chronology of To the Lighthouse’s composition, revision, publication and reception. • A rich selection of background materials, thematically organized for ease of reference. Topics include: “Autobiographical Writings,” “Family and Other Contemporary Contexts and Sources,” “Essays by Virginia Woolf,” and “Literary Sources.” • Nine critical assessments of To the Lighthouse, from publication to the present day, by Arthur Sydney McDowell, Louis Kronenberger, Mary Colum, Francis Brown, Erich Auerbach, Adrienne Rich, Rachel Bowlby, Pamela L. Caughie, and Urmila Seshagiri. • A chronology and a selected bibliography