Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf: The Ultimate Deep Dive | Summary, Analysis & Themes

Описание: What happens when an author turns their own madness into a literary masterpiece? In today’s episode, we are embarking on a true literary masterclass, plunging into one of Modernism’s most revolutionary achievements: Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel, Mrs. Dalloway.

This is not a surface-level summary. We are looking behind the curtain at Woolf’s "creative scaffolding"—her diaries, her struggles with mental health, and the post-WWI landscape of London—to understand not just what she wrote, but how she wrote it.

We explore Woolf's radical "tunneling process," the concept of "durée" versus clock time, and the profound connection between the socialite Clarissa Dalloway and the shell-shocked soldier Septimus Smith. From the tyranny of "Proportion and Conversion" to the "lead circles" of Big Ben, we analyze how Woolf captured the sheer ecstasy and terror of being alive.

In this deep dive, we cover:

The Roots of Creation: How Woolf transformed her own neuroses into art.

Dual Consciousness: Why Clarissa and Septimus are two sides of the same coin.

The "Tunneling" Technique: How Woolf digs caves behind her characters to reveal their history in an instant.

Post-War London: The impact of WWI, the flu pandemic, and the crumbling Victorian social order.

The Villains: A scathing critique of Dr. Bradshaw and the concept of "Proportion."

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction: Excavating the Masterpiece
01:43 - The Roots of Creation: Woolf, Keats, and Psychological Mining
04:05 - Freud, Dreams, and Writing as a Cure for Madness
06:22 - The Origins: From "The Hours" to "Mrs. Dalloway"
07:49 - The Real Inspiration: The Mystery of Kitty Maxse
11:10 - The Setting: London, 1923, and the Shadow of WWI
14:08 - Modernism: Transforming Prose into Poetry ("The Fused Glowing Word")
16:16 - The Rhythm of the Novel: Rising and Falling
17:40 - Woolf's Secret Weapon: The "Tunneling Process"
19:56 - Time: Big Ben vs. "Durée" (The Moment of Being)
22:42 - Character Analysis: Clarissa Dalloway (The Diamond Self)
24:39 - Character Analysis: Septimus Smith (The Scapegoat)
26:42 - The Villains: Dr. Bradshaw, "Proportion," and "Conversion"
29:50 - Miss Kilman: The Conflict of Class and Religion
31:36 - Peter Walsh: The Failed Romantic & The Pocketknife
35:28 - The Suicide: Septimus’s Act of Defiance
39:03 - The Ending: Clarissa’s Empathy and Transcendent Moment
41:59 - Final Thoughts: Life, Death, and Sanity

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