Legacy: The Artists Behind The Legends

Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English novelist, essayist, critic, and publisher active during the first half of the 20th century best known for her impact on the Modernist Movement, turning her into a pioneer for both feminist literary works and female rights altogether. In a time of dramatic changes, Woolf’s nonlinear approach to her narratives made her a household name amongst her contemporaries, and she consistently experimented with the written word throughout the entirety of her career. However, underneath her more public persona with friends and acquaintances, one often described as lively and witty, Virginia battled with waves of deep onset depression that many now consider to have been the result of bipolar disorder, and until her death knowledge of her condition was known only amongst those closest to her. Still, for the majority of her life, Woolf was able to persevere and work through these highs and lows and produce a substantial amount of work, novels such as Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and