Abstract: Virginia Woolf, an excellent British writer, is an explorer of modern literature and pioneer of the feminist movement. 

The idea of androgyny was first proposed by Virginia Woolf in the sphere of literature. In 1929, she delivered a literary essay A Room of One’s Own which is regarded as the foundation stone of feminist criticism. However, the idea she expressed in the essay was once mentioned in her three novels of 1920s and matured gradually with the time going. Taking a panoramic view of Woolf’s life and works, readers can see that she has taken great pains over androgyny in the sphere of literature. Woolf’s androgyny is fully reflected in her works such as To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and A Room of One’s Own.

In recent years, with the rise of female status and development of feminist literature, Virginia Woolf and her Feminist Androgynous Vision become the main focus of readers. On this basis, the thesis interprets Feminist Androgynous Vision in Orlando. 

-The thesis is divided into four parts. Chapter one mainly introduces the background of Virginia Woolf and her works, including the novel Orlando. Chapter two will be the introduction of the personality character, social background, plot arrangement, motivation of Orlando. Chapter three will be the main content of Woolf’s Androgynous mind, and the reflection in Woolf’s woks, especially in Orlando. Chapter four is the conclusion of all the research above. The thesis will make use of all the available material to explore Woolf’s concept of androgyny and how it is reflected in Orlando. 

Keywords: Virginia Woolf; Orlando; Androgyny; Feminist

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Chapter 1 Introduction1

1.1 Virginia Woolf and Her Major Literary Achievements1

1.2 A Brief Introduction to Orlando.2

1.3 Literature Review3

Chapter 2 Analysis of Orlando5

2.1 Character Traits of Orlando as a Male.5

2.2 Character Traits of Orlando as a Female.6

Chapter 3 Woolf’s Feminist Androgynous Vision in Orlando9

3.1 Woolf’s Feminist Androgyny Vision in Orlando.9

3.2 The Influence on Virginia Woolf’s writing10

3.2.1 The Influence from Her Family10

3.2.2 The Influence from Bloomsbury Group12

Chapter 4 Conclusion13

Reference.15

Acknowledgements.16