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Personal life 1895: Her mother died ,Virginias several nervous breakdowns. 1904: her father died she was most alarming collapse 1912: married writer Leonard Woolf. 1917: They founding the Hogarth Press, 1941: On March 28, committed suicide. comment one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. one of the greatest innovators in the English language. In her works she experimented with stream-of-consciousness and the underlying psychological as well as emotional motives of characters. criticism Her work was criticised for epitomizing the narrow world of the upper-middle class English intelligentsia. be lacking in universality and depth, without the power to communicate anything of emotional or ethical relevance to the reader, as an anti-Semite, Modern scholarship Recently, studies of Virginia Woolf have focused on feminist and lesbian themes in her work Woolfs fiction is also studied for its insight into shell shock, war, class, and modern British society Major works Her most famous works include the novels Mrs. Dalloway 《戴洛维夫人》 To the Lighthouse 《灯塔行》 Jakob‘s Room 《雅各的房间》 the book-length essay A Room of Ones Own Novels , Short story, Biographies, Drama Autobiographical writings and diaries Clarissa Dalloway Clarissa Dalloway The heroine of the novel, Clarissa is analyzed in terms of her life, personality, and thought process throughout the book by the author and other characters. Clarissa enjoys the moment-to-moment aspect of life and believes that a piece of her remains in every place she has visited. She lacks a certain warmth, but is a caring woman who is touched by the people around her and their connection to life in general. Clarissa feels that her parties are her gift to the world and is proud to share herself with others. Sally Seton/Lady Rosseter As a young woman, she was Clarissas best friend, staying with Clarissa at Bourton because she was con