Modernist Themes in the Works of Virginia Woolf and James Joyce

Authors

  • Amal Rahil Ibrahim قسم اللغة الانجليزية / كلية التربية / جامعة سرت / سرت / ليبيا

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37375/foej.v5i1.3841

Keywords:

literary modernism, stream of consciousness, non-linear narrative, comparative analysis, female experience

Abstract

تستكشف هذه الورقة دراسة مقارنة للمواضيع الحداثية في أعمال فرجينيا وولف وجيمس جويس، مع التركيز على تقنيات السرد المبتكرة التي قدماها، مثل تدفق الوعي والتجزئة الزمنية. وتبرز كيف تعكس أعمالهما التحولات الاجتماعية والنفسية في أوائل القرن العشرين وكيف أثرت على الأدب الحديث. تتناول الدراسة أوجه التشابه في استخدامهما للتقنيات الحداثية والاختلافات في تناول القضايا النسوية في أعمال وولف مقابل القضايا الوطنية والدينية في أعمال جويس. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، تناقش الورقة تأثير كلا المؤلفين على الأدب العالمي وتطور النقد الأدبي. كما تقترح اتجاهات بحثية مستقبلية، مثل دراسة تأثير الحداثة على الأدب العربي أو استخدام الأدوات الرقمية لتحليل النصوص الحداثية.

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Published

2026-01-26

How to Cite

Modernist Themes in the Works of Virginia Woolf and James Joyce. (2026). Faculty of Education Scientific Journal, 5(1), 342-329. https://doi.org/10.37375/foej.v5i1.3841