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VITA & VIRGINIA - Coggle Diagram
VITA & VIRGINIA
WHO WAS VITA SACKVILLE-WEST
writer
born in 1892. she was an aristocratic woman
the Sackville's ancestral home
Harold Nicholson (husband)
scandal in 1917 (with her love Violet)
ORLANDO
source of inspiration for both women
modern novel
first transnovel in the English literature
WHAT IMPACT DID THE RELATIONSHIP HAVE ON VITA'S LIFE?
Difficult at the time to approach lesbian themes
Orlando sold very well
playful and fun
WHAT IMPACT DID THE RELATIONSHIP HAVE ON VIRGINIA'S LIFE?
very passionate relationship
the society was conservative
homosexuality wasn't accepted
LOVE
“I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia…It is incredible how essential to me you have become,”
1920: Vita proclaming her love to Virginia
Both women were married to men
Orlando (1928)
“Vita & Virginia”(2018)
Film's lines from their love letters
lasted for a number of years
ended in 1927-1928
they remained friends for all their life.
HOW DID VITA AND VIRGINA MEET?
costume party