Vintage Between The Acts by Virginia Woolf 1953 PB Penguin Fiction Her Last Book

Description: Between the Acts is the final novel by Virginia Woolf. It was published shortly after her death in 1941. Although the manuscript had been completed, Woolf had yet to make final revisions. The book describes the mounting, performance, and audience of a play at a festival in a small English village, just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Since the play is inside the story, much of the novel is written in verse, and it is thus one of Woolf's most lyrical works. The year is 1939, and the setting is rural Southern-England on a summer day when the Olivers organize the yearly pageant in their cottage, where all the villagers are invited to attend or to participate. The performance this year takes the form of a journey through the history of England by means of fragmented scenes with symbolical meaning, not short of sharp-tongued satire, which transport the audience back to the time of kings and knights, to Chaucer, the Elizabethan era, the Restoration period, the age of reason, the decorum of the Victorian time, and finally, to the present time. An act between two momentous historical events, WWI and WWII, that symbolizes the continuous farce, the imposed roles that we perform daily for the sake of others. It is during the intermissions of the play, that we get access into the inner worlds of the Olivers, where they survive in constant contradiction, while they pretend that everything is as pleasant as it should be. Isa and Giles Oliver’s marital struggles, the old Mr. Oliver’s rational understanding of the escalating tension that unfolds in front of his alert eyes, his sister’s romantic soul that responds to music and poetry, the unbridgeable gap between the safety of individual consciousness and the tortuous paths of love, desire, temptation and jealousy. The complexities of human beings, with their insecurities and weaknesses, and their inability to communicate with each other, fluctuate in still movements towards a flowing stream of scenes that compose the physical and psychical landscape the characters inhabit. I am very happy to combine postage for multiple purchases - please contact me before paying for multiple items so that I can provide a revised invoice. I do not require immediate payment on Buy It Now listings. Ebay does not automatically calculate combined postage. I will do my best to save you some $$$! However, some items are just too big and fragile to be sent combined - please ask what options I can offer before bidding. Please request a combined invoice from me directly before paying, otherwise your items will be sent separately. Please do not select Local Pickup to avoid paying postage costs if you wish to combine postage with another item already purchased - this will result in cancellation of your order.Discounts are available for multiple purchases - PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE BUYING. Pickup is available from Wetherill Park, Sydney, NSW - cash or Paypal. I do not deliver.All items are sent by Australia Post Standard Mail with tracking.INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - All items are shipped by Australia Post Standard Airmail which includes tracking. Due to the repeated loss of parcels, I no longer ship by Economy Air. Buyers are responsible for all custom/duty tax costs. Please contact me if you have any questions or need further information.

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