Genio y tinta

Among the great collaborators that the Times Literary Supplement had since its inception in 1902, considered the most respectable literary medium of the time by TS Eliot, were names such as Eliot himself and Henry James, but, according to its director, the jewel of the crown was certainly Virginia Woolf. In these extraordinary essays, the young critic was able to shed new light on well-known writers and construct provocative manifestos about the future of the novel; and, thanks to them, she enjoyed the long-awaited financial independence. After the scrutiny of authors that made up her literary canon - such as Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, Elizabeth Barrett and Joseph Conrad - the thought that illuminated her narrative production is glimpsed. But, above all, the reader Virginia Woolf is perceived, for whom, as Ángeles Caso reminds us in the prologue, reading was never a refuge, but "the supreme act of insubordination, the best way to face the always dominant violence with a silent but challenging gesture ", and whose enthusiasm for great literature continues to inspire us today more than ever. An unpublished volume that reflects the ingenuity and intelligence of an iconic author.