“The Bloomsbury Group has been characterised as a liberal, pacifist, and at times libertine, intellectual enclave of Cambridge-based privilege. The Cambridge men of the group (Bell, Forster, Fry, Keynes, Strachey, Sydney-Turner) were members of the elite and secret society of Cambridge Apostles. Woolf’s aesthetic understanding, and broader philosophy, were in part shaped by, and at first primarily interpreted in terms of, (male) Bloomsbury’s dominant aesthetic and philosophical preoccupations, rooted in the work of G. E. Moore (a central influence on the Apostles), and culminating in Fry’s and Clive Bell’s differing brands of pioneering aesthetic formalism. ‘The main things which Moore instilled deep into our minds and characters,’ Leonard Woolf recalls, ‘were his peculiar passion for truth, for clarity and common sense, and a passionate belief in certain values.’ Increasing awareness of Woolf’s feminism, however, and of the influence on her work of other women artists, writers and thinkers has meant that these Moorean and male points of reference, though of importance, are no longer considered adequate in approaching Woolf’s work, and her intellectual development under the tutelage of women, together with her involvement with feminist thinkers and activists, is also now acknowledged.” Literary CriticismCambridgeBloomsbury Book:The Cambridge Introduction to Virginia Woolf Source: The Cambridge Introduction to Virginia Woolf
“The book is the book and it will always be there. It's a quiet ending. In the book it's a contemplative ending which I think you could certainly do that in a movie.” ThinkingBookQuietContemplative Author:Jane Goldman
“I think it's part of everybody's childhood, there are some wonderful Hammer movies and there are some dreadful ones.” ThinkingWonderfulChildhoodHammers Author:Jane Goldman
“I know what I miss as a cinemagoer is that balance of films that actually scare me, they're so few and far between. I loved ghost stories, I love horror stories, I love all of that stuff, but I really yearn for something to actually frighten me.” KnowsStoriesFilmStuffMissingBalanceHorrorGhostScareGhost StoriesHorror Stories Author:Jane Goldman
“I think when you really adore something and you've grown up with it you almost don't want to be part of it. I want to enjoy it as a fan and don't want to ruin the magic.” ThinkingWantEnjoyMagicFansRuinsAdore Author:Jane Goldman
“A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human"?” HumansStarsPhilosopherStar GazingStardust Author:Jane Goldman
“In January 1912 Leonard proposed marriage. She was unable to answer directly and he pressed further in a passionate letter: 'It isn't, really it isnt, merely because you are so beautiful - though of course that is a large reason & so it should be - that I love you: it is your mind & your character - I have never known anyone like you in that - wont you believe me?” LoveShouldMindBelieveReasonCharacterAgeBeautifulCoursesAnswersKnownLove YouLike YouLettersPassionateBelieve In MeJanuary Author:Jane Goldman
