Virginia Woolf pushed the boundaries of the novel as a tool for psychological inquiry through her experimentation with subjective and relativistic perceptions of time and events. This classic program intercuts scenes from a compelling dramatization of Mrs. Dalloway with a portrayal of Virginia Woolf - played by actress Eileen Atkins - who, based on entries from her diary, explicates the story. Literary critic Hermione Lee addresses topics in the novel such as the significance of shared external events and the theme of emotional bankruptcy, both of which propel this drama of the mind.

Part of the Series TEN GREAT WRITERS OF THE MODERN WORLD.

Other programs in the series are:
Joseph Conrad: The Secret Agent Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment T. S. Eliot: The Waste Land Henrik Ibsen: The Master Playwright James Joyce: Ulysses Franz Kafka: The Trial Thomas Mann: The Magic Mountain Luigi Pirandello: In Search of an Author Marcel Proust: Remembrance of Things Past Virginia Woolf: Mrs. Dalloway Ten Great Writers: The Seminar