'A fantasy, impossible but delicious ... an exuberance of life and wit' The Times Literary SupplementFirst masculine, then feminine, Orlando begins life as a young sixteenth-century nobleman, then gallops through the centuries to end up as a woman writer in Virginia Woolf's own time. Written for the charismatic, bisexual writer Vita Sackville-West, this playful mock biography of a chameleon-like historical figure is both a wry commentary on gender and, in Woolf's own words...

Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A high-spirited romp inspired by the tumultuous family history of Woolf's partner, the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, it is arguably one of Woolf's most popular and accessible novels: a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary histor...

Sexta novela de Virginia Woolf publicada en 1928, "Orlando" (también titulada "***Orlando: una biografía"***) es considerada una de sus mejores novelas debido a su modernidad y a la presencia de todos los temas básicos de la obra de la autora inglesa: la condición de la mujer, el paso del tiempo y la recreación literaria de la realidad."Orlando" es la singular biografía ficticia y paródica a través de cuatrocientos años (desde el siglo XVI hasta el presente en el que se escribe la ...

Met een inleiding door Marja Pruis 'Te lang voor een grap, te frivool voor een serieus boek,' zo noemde Virginia Woolf Orlando. Ze schrijft de roman in 1928, in een periode dat zij een hartstochtelijke relatie heeft met de eigenzinnige schrijfster Vita Sackville-West. De jonge dichter wordt in Engeland geboren tijdens de heerschappij van koningin Elisabeth, met wie hij in zijn jonge jaren een korte affaire heeft. Na haar dood wordt Orlando de minnaar van een Russische prinses. In de winter...

Orlando (titolo originale Orlando. A Biography), pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1928, è probabilmente il più celebre e più amato romanzo scritto da Virginia Woolf. Dal libro è stato tratto nel 1992 l’omonimo famoso film diretto da Sally Potter, con la magnifica interpretazione di Tilda Swinton.

La fantastica storia del bellissimo Lord Orlando, che in più di tre secoli di vita incontrerà la regina Elisabetta, amerà una principessa russa, sarà ambasciatore a Costantinopoli e, dopo un misterioso letargo, cambierà sesso, diventando donna. Il romanzo è dedicato alla poetessa Vita Sackville-West, con la quale l'autrice intrattenne una relazione, ed è possibile rintracciarvi degli elementi biografici della stessa (ad esempio Vita Sackville-West era solita frequentare la società in abiti...

"Orlando" is a fictional biography of a person called Orlando who lives over three hundred years from Queen Elizabeth's reign in the sixteenth century through to King Edwards reign in 1928, the year Virginia Woolf wrote the novel. In the beginning of the book Orlando is a nobleman who has literary ambitions. As a man he writes plays and poems every day of his life while courting some of his generation's most beautiful women. Everything changes when he turns into woman, and for the remainde...

Publié en 1928, "Orlando" s’inscrit chronologiquement dans la lignée expérimentale de "La Chambre de Jacob" (1922), "Mrs Dalloway" (1925) et "La Promenade au Phare" (1927) qui marquent plusieurs étapes dans la rupture de l’auteure avec la narration romanesque classique issue du roman victorien. Virginia Woolf multiplie les expériences littéraires et narratives et se situe dans le même courant de remise en question que Marcel Proust et James Joyce.Hymne à la joie, au plaisir, ce con...

Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando' is a groundbreaking work of literature that blurs the lines between gender, time, and identity. The story follows the protagonist, Orlando, who lives for centuries and changes gender along the way, offering a thought-provoking exploration of self-discovery and societal norms. Woolf's writing style is poetic and atmospheric, creating a dream-like world that challenges conventional ideas of masculinity and femininity. Set in various historical periods, the novel pl...

A literary masterpiece by the legendary Virginia Woolf, "Orlando: A Biography" is a dazzling, genre-defying novel that bends the boundaries of time, gender, and storytelling itself. Follow Orlando — a young nobleman who mysteriously lives for centuries and transforms into a woman — in an epic tale that begins in the Elizabethan era and ends in the twentieth century. ⏳ This whimsical and profound work is not just a novel — it's a meditation on history, love, and the nature of self. Woolf'...

Orlando è un giovane nobile inglese; quando incontra la regina Elisabetta I, lei decide di portarlo a corte. Fino alla morte della regina Orlando vive come il cortigiano prediletto; in seguito resta alla corte del successore Giacomo I.Durante il grande gelo Orlando si innamora di Sasha, figlia dell'ambasciatore russo, che però lo abbandonerà. Tornato nella casa natia Orlando fa la strana esperienza di un sonno lungo una settimana, in seguito al quale decide di partire per l'Asia ori...

A Biography is an influential novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A semi-biographical novel based in part on the life of Woolf's lover Vita Sackville-West, it is generally considered one of Woolf's most accessible novels. The novel has been influential stylistically, and is considered important in literature generally, and particularly in the history of women's writing and gender studies. A film adaptation was released in 1992, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando and...