Leaska, Mitchell Alexander
Overview
| Works: | 33 works in 207 publications in 4 languages and 7,515 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Records and correspondence Biography Diaries Personal correspondence History Fiction Manuscripts Psychological fiction Novels |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Annotator, Other |
| Classifications: | PR6045.O72, 823.912 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska
The letters of Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf by
V Sackville-West(
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39 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and Italian and held by 1,274 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf met at a dinner party given by Clive Bell in London on December 14, 1922. Their love affair grew out of an instant friendship. Virginia confided her impressions of Vita to her diary: "She is a pronounced Sapphist, & may...have an eye on me, old though I am. Nature might have sharpened her faculties. Snob as I am, I trace her passions 500 years back, & they become romantic to me, like old yellow wine."" "Vita was quite taken with Virginia as well. She wrote to her husband Harold Nicholson: "I simply adore Virginia Woolf, and so would you. You would fall quite flat before her charm and personality...Mrs Woolf is so simple: she does give the impression of something big. She is utterly unaffected...At first you think she is plain, then a sort of spiritual beauty imposes itself on you, and you find a fascination in watching her... She is both detached and human, silent till she wants to say something, and then says it supremely well. She is quite old. I've rarely taken such a fancy to anyone, and I think she likes me. At least she's asked me to Richmond where she lives. Darling, I have quite lost my heart."" "The Letters of Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf contains over 500 letters, both from Vita to Virginia and from Virginia to Vita in reply, a monument to a passionate relationship that lasted until Woolf's death in 1941."--BOOK JACKET
39 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and Italian and held by 1,274 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf met at a dinner party given by Clive Bell in London on December 14, 1922. Their love affair grew out of an instant friendship. Virginia confided her impressions of Vita to her diary: "She is a pronounced Sapphist, & may...have an eye on me, old though I am. Nature might have sharpened her faculties. Snob as I am, I trace her passions 500 years back, & they become romantic to me, like old yellow wine."" "Vita was quite taken with Virginia as well. She wrote to her husband Harold Nicholson: "I simply adore Virginia Woolf, and so would you. You would fall quite flat before her charm and personality...Mrs Woolf is so simple: she does give the impression of something big. She is utterly unaffected...At first you think she is plain, then a sort of spiritual beauty imposes itself on you, and you find a fascination in watching her... She is both detached and human, silent till she wants to say something, and then says it supremely well. She is quite old. I've rarely taken such a fancy to anyone, and I think she likes me. At least she's asked me to Richmond where she lives. Darling, I have quite lost my heart."" "The Letters of Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf contains over 500 letters, both from Vita to Virginia and from Virginia to Vita in reply, a monument to a passionate relationship that lasted until Woolf's death in 1941."--BOOK JACKET
A passionate apprentice : the early journals, 1897-1909 by
Virginia Woolf(
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33 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and held by 1,057 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The early journals of the novelist from about age fifteen reproduced in their entirety
33 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and held by 1,057 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The early journals of the novelist from about age fifteen reproduced in their entirety
The novels of Virginia Woolf : from beginning to end by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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17 editions published between 1977 and 1979 in English and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1977 and 1979 in English and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Virginia Woolf's Lighthouse; a study in critical method by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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11 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Granite and rainbow : the hidden life of Virginia Woolf by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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18 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mitchell Leaska unearths much new and disturbing material that illuminates both Woolf's life and her work. He recounts the hard realities of her early life - the succession of tragic and untimely deaths, the illnesses, the stretches of madness - as they emerged, infallibly transformed by Woolf's imagination in her iridescent novels, letters, and diaries. Leaska's unprecedented reliance on the Woolf archives leads to fresh revelations about the troubled lives of Virginia's parents. Plunging beneath the dense lyrical surface of Woolf's narratives, he uncovers the dissonances generated by her parents' relationship and the deeper story of how she sought to create harmony out of such profound divisions
18 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mitchell Leaska unearths much new and disturbing material that illuminates both Woolf's life and her work. He recounts the hard realities of her early life - the succession of tragic and untimely deaths, the illnesses, the stretches of madness - as they emerged, infallibly transformed by Woolf's imagination in her iridescent novels, letters, and diaries. Leaska's unprecedented reliance on the Woolf archives leads to fresh revelations about the troubled lives of Virginia's parents. Plunging beneath the dense lyrical surface of Woolf's narratives, he uncovers the dissonances generated by her parents' relationship and the deeper story of how she sought to create harmony out of such profound divisions
The Pargiters : the novel-essay portion of the years by
Virginia Woolf(
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17 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 709 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 709 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Virginia Woolf reader by
Virginia Woolf(
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4 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and held by 672 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Best Books for Senior High Readers. Although some excerpts from her novels are included, this collection concentrates on the short stories, essays, letters, and diary entries of Virginia Woolf. This rich introduction to the art of Virginia Woolf contains the complete texts of five short stories and eight essays, together with substantial excerpts from the longer fiction and nonfiction. An ideal volume for those encountering Woolf for the first time as well as for those already devoted to her work. Edited and with a Preface by Mitchell A. Leaska
4 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and held by 672 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Best Books for Senior High Readers. Although some excerpts from her novels are included, this collection concentrates on the short stories, essays, letters, and diary entries of Virginia Woolf. This rich introduction to the art of Virginia Woolf contains the complete texts of five short stories and eight essays, together with substantial excerpts from the longer fiction and nonfiction. An ideal volume for those encountering Woolf for the first time as well as for those already devoted to her work. Edited and with a Preface by Mitchell A. Leaska
Violet to Vita : the letters of Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West, 1910-21 by
Violet Trefusis(
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14 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in English and held by 551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in English and held by 551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The voice of tragedy by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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7 editions published between 1963 and 1964 in English and Undetermined and held by 290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1963 and 1964 in English and Undetermined and held by 290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pointz Hall : the earlier and later typescripts of Between the acts by
Virginia Woolf(
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6 editions published between 1981 and 1983 in English and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dernier roman de W. Woolf, "le plus dénué de romanesque traditionnel". Sujet: dans un petit village britannique des amateurs jouent la pièce qu'ils ont écrite. Préface, p. 5-24
6 editions published between 1981 and 1983 in English and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dernier roman de W. Woolf, "le plus dénué de romanesque traditionnel". Sujet: dans un petit village britannique des amateurs jouent la pièce qu'ils ont écrite. Préface, p. 5-24
Correspondance by
V Sackville-West(
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7 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in French and held by 62 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Une correspondance qui se poursuit sur plus de 18 ans, entre Virginia Woolf et une femme qui allait être l'une des deux ou trois personnes les plus importantes de sa vie
7 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in French and held by 62 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Une correspondance qui se poursuit sur plus de 18 ans, entre Virginia Woolf et une femme qui allait être l'une des deux ou trois personnes les plus importantes de sa vie
Le Livre sans nom, Les Pargiter : roman-essai à l'origine d'Années by
Virginia Woolf(
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2 editions published in 1985 in French and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1985 in French and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Virginia Woolf : seeker of voices : a great novelist's life in retrospect with readings from her work(
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1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dr. Mitchell Leaska, a foremost Woolfian scholar, examines Virginia Woolf's life in relation to her art and her contribution to the development of the novel
1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dr. Mitchell Leaska, a foremost Woolfian scholar, examines Virginia Woolf's life in relation to her art and her contribution to the development of the novel
"Trunken von Deiner Schönheit" : Violet Trefusis an Vita Sackville-West by
Violet Trefusis(
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2 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in German and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in German and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Virginia Woolf's "Lighthouse" : a study in critical method. Mitchell A. Leaska by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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2 editions published in 1970 in Undetermined and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1970 in Undetermined and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lettres à Vita : les lettres de Violet Trefusis à Vita Sackville-West, 1910-1921 by
Violet Trefusis(
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1 edition published in 1991 in French and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1991 in French and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The rhetoric of multiple points of view in selected contemporary novels by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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4 editions published between 1968 and 1978 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1968 and 1978 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vita Sackville-West et Virginia Woolf : leur correspondance [1923-1941] by
V Sackville-West(
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2 editions published in 1985 in French and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1985 in French and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A content analysis of the difference in critical perception of English and American critics of the ambiguous homoerotic elements
in Herman Melville's "Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative)." by Roger Brown(
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The method employed in the analyzation of the essays is based on MIDD, The Modes of Inquiry Discourse Descriptors, developed by Carl P. Schmidt and modified by the writer. These "descriptors" or "categories" are ways in which the critic focuses his attention and that which he focuses it upon. The first half of each essay is a compilation of sentences from the critique that demonstrate a particular category. Reading these sentences a reader gets a sense of the article and of the critics stance. The second half of each essay is an interpretation of the sentences compiled and the critic's approach to the homoerotic elements. The total number of critical responses in each category are tabulated in The Appendices and the results are used to aid in the discussion of the English and American difference
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The method employed in the analyzation of the essays is based on MIDD, The Modes of Inquiry Discourse Descriptors, developed by Carl P. Schmidt and modified by the writer. These "descriptors" or "categories" are ways in which the critic focuses his attention and that which he focuses it upon. The first half of each essay is a compilation of sentences from the critique that demonstrate a particular category. Reading these sentences a reader gets a sense of the article and of the critics stance. The second half of each essay is an interpretation of the sentences compiled and the critic's approach to the homoerotic elements. The total number of critical responses in each category are tabulated in The Appendices and the results are used to aid in the discussion of the English and American difference
The letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf by
V Sackville-West(
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2 editions published between 1984 and 2001 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1984 and 2001 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941 Author
- Sackville-West, V. (Victoria) 1892-1962 Other Author
- DeSalvo, Louise A. 1942- Author of introduction Other Annotator Editor
- Trefusis, Violet 1894-1972 Author
- Phillips, John (John Nova) Other Editor
- Vergnas, Raymond Las Author of introduction Other Translator
- Lehmann, John 1907-1987
- Durastanti, Sylvie
- Brown, Roger Author
- Cagidemetrio, Alide Editor
Associated Subjects
Absalom, Absalom! (Faulkner, William) Authors, English Between the acts (Woolf, Virginia) Correspondence (Woolf, Virginia) Country homes England English literature Fiction First person narrative Literature, Modern Man-woman relationships Novelists, English Pageants Sackville-West, V.--(Victoria), Sex discrimination against women To the lighthouse (Woolf, Virginia) Tragedy Trefusis, Violet, Women and literature Women authors, English Women novelists, English Women--Social conditions Woolf, Virginia, Years (Woolf, Virginia)
