Leaska, Mitchell Alexander
Overview
| Works: | 34 works in 226 publications in 4 languages and 7,473 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Records and correspondence Biography Diaries Personal correspondence History Biographies Fiction Manuscripts Psychological fiction |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Annotator, Author of introduction, Other |
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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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42 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and held by 1,277 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"--Jacket
42 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and held by 1,277 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"--Jacket
A passionate apprentice : the early journals, 1897-1909 by
Virginia Woolf(
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35 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The early journals of the novelist from about age fifteen reproduced in their entirety
35 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The early journals of the novelist from about age fifteen reproduced in their entirety
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 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The novels of Virginia Woolf : from beginning to end by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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19 editions published between 1977 and 1979 in English and held by 877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1977 and 1979 in English and held by 877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Granite and rainbow : the hidden life of Virginia Woolf by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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22 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 753 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
22 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 753 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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20 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and held by 704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Virginia Woolf reader by
Virginia Woolf(
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5 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and held by 669 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
5 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and held by 669 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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17 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in English and held by 546 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in English and held by 546 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The voice of tragedy by
Mitchell Alexander Leaska(
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6 editions published between 1963 and 1964 in English and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1963 and 1964 in English and held by 288 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 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1981 and 1983 in English and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Correspondance by
V Sackville-West(
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7 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in French and held by 63 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 63 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 22 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 22 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
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 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1985 in French and held by 12 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
Adorata creatura : le lettere di Vita Sackville-West a Virginia Woolf by
V Sackville-West(
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3 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in Italian and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in Italian and held by 9 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 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1991 in French and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cara Virginia : le lettere di Vita Sackville-West a Virginia Woolf by
V Sackville-West(
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3 editions published between 1985 and 1995 in Italian and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1985 and 1995 in Italian and held by 7 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
- Vergnas, Raymond Las Author of introduction Other Translator
- Lehmann, John 1907-1987
- Durastanti, Sylvie
- De Salvo, Louise Editor
- Phillips, John 1926- ... Editor
Associated Subjects
Absalom, Absalom! (Faulkner, William) Authors, English Between the acts (Woolf, Virginia) Correspondence (Woolf, Virginia) England Fiction First person narrative Great Britain Lesbian authors Lesbians 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)
