• Preface; Introduction; 1. Samuel Butler on convention and repetition; Part I. Roger Fry and the problem of representation; 3. Verisimilitude and illusion: The Voyage Out and Night and Day; 4. Sensation in language and art: Mrs Dalloway and Flush; 5. Autonomy: Between the Acts; 6. Craftsmanship; 7. Colour; 8. Space: 'hollowing out a canvas'; Part II. Repetition and Rhythm: 9. An introduction to the problem; 10. The double nature of repetition: The Waves; 11. The symbolic keyboard: Mrs Dalloway; 12. Plot, history and memory: The Years; 13. Character; Conclusion; 14. To the Lighthouse; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

'… by bringing many aspects of Woolf's work together, McLaurin ensures that his readers appreciate the thought which informed the 'whole shape' of her writing, much as she wished her readers to appreciate the 'whole shape' of her novels.' Virginia Woolf Bulletin

• Preface; Introduction; 1. Samuel Butler on convention and repetition; Part I. Roger Fry and the problem of representation; 3. Verisimilitude and illusion: The Voyage Out and Night and Day; 4. Sensation in language and art: Mrs Dalloway and Flush; 5. Autonomy: Between the Acts; 6. Craftsmanship; 7. Colour; 8. Space: 'hollowing out a canvas'; Part II. Repetition and Rhythm: 9. An introduction to the problem; 10. The double nature of repetition: The Waves; 11. The symbolic keyboard: Mrs Dalloway; 12. Plot, history and memory: The Years; 13. Character; Conclusion; 14. To the Lighthouse; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

'… by bringing many aspects of Woolf's work together, McLaurin ensures that his readers appreciate the thought which informed the 'whole shape' of her writing, much as she wished her readers to appreciate the 'whole shape' of her novels.' Virginia Woolf Bulletin

• Preface; Introduction; 1. Samuel Butler on convention and repetition; Part I. Roger Fry and the problem of representation; 3. Verisimilitude and illusion: The Voyage Out and Night and Day; 4. Sensation in language and art: Mrs Dalloway and Flush; 5. Autonomy: Between the Acts; 6. Craftsmanship; 7. Colour; 8. Space: 'hollowing out a canvas'; Part II. Repetition and Rhythm: 9. An introduction to the problem; 10. The double nature of repetition: The Waves; 11. The symbolic keyboard: Mrs Dalloway; 12. Plot, history and memory: The Years; 13. Character; Conclusion; 14. To the Lighthouse; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

'… by bringing many aspects of Woolf's work together, McLaurin ensures that his readers appreciate the thought which informed the 'whole shape' of her writing, much as she wished her readers to appreciate the 'whole shape' of her novels.' Virginia Woolf Bulletin