| Abstract: |
Imperialism grew and provoked two world wars, the first of which unleashed the condition, quality and character of the life and time described as modernist. This was marked by a deliberate and radical break with some of the traditional bases of Western art and culture in general. The theory of modernist fiction is distinctively explained in Woolf’s essay “Modern Fiction.” From the standpoint of this essay, this paper seeks to investigate how modernist aesthetics is reflected in Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway. The result is that the features of modernist fiction, both in style and theme, are unmistakable in the novel. As things fell apart in the “modern” world of the early twentieth century, Woolf and many other writers responded to that experience through their artistic practices. Up till today, Woolf remains relevant for her enduring contribution to literary art; and, indeed, she deserves a place of honour as the chief priestess of modernist fiction in British Literature. |
EBONYI JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE
