Woolf, Virginia
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), an English writer, is considered one of the most important modernist authors of all time. Her novels, including Jacob's Room, Mrs. Dalloway, and The Waves, revolutionized how we in the modern age tell the stories of our lives. In visionary essays, letters, and diaries, Woolf insisted on a woman's-and ultimately everyone's-right to define themselves on their own terms. Until her death by suicide in 1941, she was at the center of a circle of immensely influential writers, artists, and intellectuals who created new paradigms for life during a time of great cultural, economic, and political upheaval.
Baer, Ulrich
Ulrich Baer is University Professor at New York University, a graduate of Harvard and Yale, and the recipient of Guggenheim, Getty, and Humboldt fellowships. He has written new introductions to many classic works of world literature and published widely on poetry, fiction, and photography.