Talk:The Moral of the Story: A Story with No Moral/@comment-172.56.13.174-20140520231352

I don't think it's fair to say that Woolf 'belittles' books that have a strong political objective and that her praise of 'incandescent' literature is an appreciation for the skill of the writer. For instance, Woolf admits that although Shakespeare's works appear to be suspended in mid-air, they are still attached to life at 'all four corners'; I believe that this is the evidence that Woolf is fully aware that it is almost impossible to remove a work from its context. However, her pursuit of the incandescent mind and writing that appears to be 'floating free' of life's troubles reflect the modern perception of literature - that texts created for the sake of art rather than some physical objective is loftier and closer to re 'truth' untainted by reality. I think Woolf merely focuses on incandescence because this mode of writing has always been deprived from women who are so confined and hobbled by society's expectations. Indeed, the room of one's own and 500 pound a year she speaks of is the very proof that Woolf believes in a political objective to writing.