The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and the Arts

Maggie Humm is a Professor of Cultural Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of East London. She is the author of many books including Snapshots of Bloomsbury: The Private Lives of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell (Tate Publishing & Rutgers University Press, 2006) and Modernist Women and Visual Cultures: Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell, Photography and Cinema (Edinburgh University Press & Rutgers University Press 2002).

'No previous book has attempted an overview of the significance of the arts to Woolf. Hence the need for this all encompassing endeavour. Its breadth of interest catches many topics. This is a richly variegated assortment of essays. It will, for a long time, remain a most useful compendium.' Frances Spalding, art historian, critic and biographer 'The Companion gathers a stellar group of scholars to exemplify the range and depth of Woolf's engagement with the arts. This remarkable collection shows that Woolf stands at the heart of the dynamism and innovations of twentieth-century aesthetics. It will be a rich and provocative resource for anyone with an interest in modern culture.' Mark Hussey, Editor, Woolf Studies Annual The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and the Arts Edited by Maggie Humm The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and the Arts is the most authoritative and up-to-date guide to Virginia Woolf's artistic influences and associations. In original, extensive and newly researched chapters by internationally recognised authors, the Companion explores Woolf's ideas about creativity and the nature of art in the context of the recent 'turn to the visual' in modernist studies with its focus on visual technologies and the significance of material production. The in-depth chapters place Woolf's work in relation to the most influential aesthetic theories and artistic practices, including Bloomsbury aesthetics, art and race, Vanessa Bell and painting, art galleries, theatre, music, dance, fashion, entertaining, garden and book design, broadcasting, film, and photography. No previous book concerned with Woolf and the arts has been so wide ranging or has paid such close attention to both public and domestic art forms. Illustrated with 16 colour as well as 39 black and white illustrations and with guides to further reading, the Companion will be an essential reference work for scholars, students and the general public. Contributors: Tony Bradshaw, Liz

Cited editions of Virginia Woolf and Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Plates; Virginia Woolf and the Arts, Maggie Humm; Part 1: Aesthetics; 1. Virginia Woolf and Victorian Aesthetics, Kate Flint; 2. Virginia Woolf and Modernist Aesthetics, Jane Goldman; 3. Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury, Anthony Uhlmann; Aesthetics; 4. Virginia Woolf: Performing Race, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina; 5. Virginia Woolf and City Aesthetics, Vara S. Neverow; 6. Virginia Woolf and Realist Aesthetics, Linden Peach; Part 2: Paintings; 7. Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell and Painting, Diane F. Gillespie; 8. Virginia Woolf, Art Galleries and Museums, Benjamin Harvey; 9. Virginia Woolf and Portraiture, Elizabeth Hirsh; Part 3: Domestic Arts; 10. Virginia Woolf and Monks House, Victoria Rosner; 11. Virginia Woolf and Fashion, Jane Garrity; 12. Virginia Woolf and Bohemian Lifestyles, Liz and Peter Brooker; 13. Virginia Woolf and Entertaining, Makiko Minow-Pinkney; 14. Virginia Woolf and Gardens, Nuala Hancock; Part 4: Publishing, Broadcasting & Technology; 15. Virginia Woolf as Publisher and Editor: The Hogarth Press, Laura Marcus; 16. Virginia Woolf and Book Design, Tony Bradshaw; 17. Virginia Woolf and Scrapbooking, Merry M. Pawlowski; 18. Virginia Woolf and the Art of Journalism, Patrick Collier; 19. Virginia Woolf, Radio, Gramophone, Broadcasting, Pamela L. Caughie; Part 5: Visual Media; 20. Virginia Woolf and Film, Leslie K. Hankins; 21. Virginia Woolf and Photography, Colin Dickey;22. Virginia Woolf Icon, Brenda R. Silver; Part 6: Performance Arts; 23. Virginia Woolf and Music, Joyce E. Kelley; 24. Virginia Woolf and Theatre, Steven Putzel; 25. Virginia Woolf and Dance, Evelyn Haller; Notes on Contributors; Index.