Woolf's Orlando: A Biography Chapters
Two-Three
Orlando is now 30 and living under
King James's rule (1603-1625), later King Charles's rule (1660-1685); Woolf
is quiet about the parliamentary days (these tended to squelch poetry).
Nicholas Greene--a writer who uses Orlando's
hospitality to write a satire about him
Write for 10-15 minutes on the use of authority
in the narration. How does Woolf, through her biographer, establish
or question authority?
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Worshiping of Truth as a principle
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Woolf deconstructs this principle to show that records
are not wholly reliable
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Documents-both private and public cease to appear
or appear with infrequency when Orlando is 30
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Oral traditions (song, rumor)
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Orlando remarkable in folk culture
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Reliance on Imagination
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Brigge's diary--first hand account
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Miss Penelope Hartopp writes a letter about the celebration
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Invitation to learn about Orlando that is not pedantic,
nor fact driven
Self consciousness about writing and its challenges