Significant deformity: Art and life in Virginia Woolf's novels and art criticism
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It is the purpose of this thesis to examine Virginia
Woolf's views about art, and in particular her views about
painting, as these views are revealed in her novels and in
her art criticism. Two themes guide this discussion: first,
the attitude of the artist to life determines the kind of
work of art he is likely to create; and second, the attitude
of the spectator to life determines the kind of work of art
to which he is likely to respond as well as the manner in
which he is likely to respond to it. The conclusion to be
drawn from this investigation is twofold: life cannot be
retained except that it be carried into art; and conversely,
art cannot be retained except that it be carried into life.
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