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Liu, B. (2008). Animal Criticism: A New Approach to Literary Criticism in the Post-Humanistic Era. Frontiers in Literary Theory, 1, 19-42.

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• TITLE: A Study of Complex Emotions between a Dog and a Woman under Spatial Transformation Flush: A Biography by Virginia Woolf

  AUTHORS: Shuxian Li

  KEYWORDS: Flush: A Biography, Spatial Transformation, Dog, Emotions

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Literary Study, Vol.12 No.4, September 24, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Virginia Woolf, one of the most popular female writers of the early twentieth century, portrays women expressing their dissatisfaction with society and their own quests for self-redemption in diverse ways. Unlike traditional stream-of-consciousness novels, Woolf’s Flush: A Biography features an animal protagonist and follows a chronological narrative structure. Set against the backdrop of the Victorian era and told from the first-person perspective of a dog, the text describes Flush’s emotional experiences as he moves from London to Italy. It contrasts these emotions with the numb feelings of Miss Barrett, ultimately highlighting the importance of emotions and exploring how individuals cope with emotional deficiencies and awaken their self-awareness.