一、引言在源远流长的英国文学史上,已经出现了诸多优秀的女作家,诸如简·奥斯汀(Jane Austen)、艾米莉·勃朗特(Emily Bronte)、乔治·艾略特(George Eliot)、弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙(Virginia Woolf)、多丽丝·莱辛(Doris Lessing)等,似乎英国文学已经形成了女性创作的伟大传统。在这些女性作家中,弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙无疑是一个最为另类的作家。她1882年出生于英国伦敦,原名弗吉尼亚·斯蒂芬(Adeline Virginia Stephen),一生多次经历精神病折磨,并于1941年投河自尽。在其传奇的一生中,弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙不仅从事散文、随笔、文学评论,而且从事小说创作, I. INTRODUCTION In the long history of British literature, there have been many excellent female writers, such as Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, George Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Doris Lessing, etc. It seems that British literature has formed a great tradition of female writing. Of these female writers, Virginia Woolf is undoubtedly one of the most alternative writers. Born in London, England in 1882, formerly Adeline Virginia Stephen, suffered numerous mental illnesses and died in 1941. In his legendary life, Virginia Woolf not only engaged in prose, essays, literary criticism, but also engaged in the creation of novels,