15. Mrs Dalloway: Woolf, Sexuality, and Change

About this episode

The episode explores the themes of female sexuality and the modernist style of Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs Dalloway'.

What does Mrs Dalloway express about female sexuality and experience? Why did its modernist style cause such controversy? And, what was Virginia Woolf really like? Join Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett as they delve into the fascinating story behind the writing of Mrs Dalloway, the world it was born of, and the novel itself. Email us: ⁠⁠thebookclub@goalhanger.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@bookclubpodhq⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@thebookclubpodhq⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠@bookclubpodhq⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@TheBookClubPodHQ⁠⁠ Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Assistant Producer: Alfie Norris Social Producer: Harry Balden Video Editor: Joe Pettit Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Dominic Sandbrook

Guest: Tabitha Syrett

Topics covered

• female sexuality
• modernist literature
• Virginia Woolf
• literary analysis
• historical context

Keywords

• Mrs Dalloway
• Virginia Woolf
• female experience
• modernism
• literature analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mrs Dalloway

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