ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

CULTURAL AND LITERARY IN MODERNITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The literary style of Virginia Woolf’s novel “To the Lighthouse” is best described in which of the following ways?
A
As an omniscient narrative of love and loss
B
As a third-person narrative of the Great Depression
C
As a domestic stream of consciousness narrative
D
A and B only
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The narrative technique that Woolf uses for most of To the Lighthouse is normally called stream of consciousness. This technique was a product of Modernism, a literary movement characterized by introspection, self-awareness and an openness to the unconscious.

Detailed explanation-2: -Virginia Woolf’s novel To the Lighthouse delves into the minds of its characters in a stream-of-consciousness approach. The characters’ thoughts and feelings blend into one another, and the outward actions and dialogue come second to the inward emotions and ruminations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Woolf is often considered one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century, best known for fractured narratives and writing in a stream-of-consciousness prose style, in which characters are depicted through their interior monologue; her books were sometimes called psychological novels.

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