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Modernist literature, particularly the work of Virginia Woolf; editorial and archival research; Bloomsbury aesthetics; the history of book production.

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From Pen to Print: Virginia Woolf, The Hogarth Press and the Art of Literary Composition (Working title)

While the role played by the Hogarth Press in the intellectual and aesthetic innovations of literary modernism has been widely documented, less attention has been paid to the relationship between the Hogarth Press and Virginia Woolf’s own literary productions. My doctoral thesis, therefore, intends to examine the Press’s influence on the aesthetic and material aspects of Woolf's compositional practices, from her autograph manuscript material through to the physical construction of her books. It will explore how her involvement in crafting her publications (writing, editing, hand-printing and binding) also enabled her to position her books as a material art form in an age of increasing literary commodification. By examining her compositional processes from pen to print, my thesis will shed light on the ways in which Woolf reflected and conversed with the aesthetic theories and practices of Bloomsbury artists.

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