Orlando Virginia Wolf

The sun blazed or there was darkness. Translating this to the spiritual regions as their wont is, the poets sang beautifully how roses fade and petals fall. The moment is brief they sang; the moment is over; one long night is then to be slept by all.

Being a criticism to Victorian Period Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published in 1928 and it is one of the most popular novels of her. The novel occured with Woolf’s being affected by her lover and close friend the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West. Written in satiric form the novel is a history of English literature.

We can see main character Orlando with varios identities and changing moods.The book describes the adventures of him who changes sex from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the important people of English history. Orlando: A Biography is considered a feminist classic and has been written about extensively by scholars of women’s writing and gender and transgender studies.