Virginia Woolf (1882 – 1941), an important English writer and feminist, was considered one of the most extraordinary modernist writers of the 20th century. Virginia Woolf's famous works are often closely linked to the development of feminist reproach. That said, she was a rather distinguished writer even in relation to the modernist movement. Virginia Woolf certainly restructured the novel, experimenting with its flow of thoughts and images. Although, it doesn't always appear to be the work of a clear organization or even a solid structure. This allowed her to portray the inner lives (emotional and psychological motives) of her characters through an element of familiarity. Throughout her life, Virginia Woolf endured severe bouts of mental illness, believed to be the effect of what is typically characterized as bipolar disorder. While his rather unique writing style was largely influenced by the symptoms he experienced during his disorder, those same symptoms also triggered horrible mood swings. This behavior repeatedly led to periods of recovery in his home that impaired his imagination and ingenuity in relation to his writing. Over the course of her life, Virginia Woolf wrote nine novels: The Journey Out, Orlando, To the Lighthouse, Mrs Dalloway, Jacob's Room, Day and Night, The Years, The Waves and Between the Acts. In addition to novels, she also wrote many essays: The Death of the Moth and Other Essays, Women and Writing, and A Room of One's Own. That said, A Room of One's Own (1929), a book-length essay, is considered by most to be one of Virginia Woolf's most famous pieces (in terms of feminist criticism and literature). ...... middle of paper ...... in the literary world in relation to its conventions regarding women writers, its feminism, which consists not only in its obvious feminist politics but in its attraction and concern for the characteristics of genre, he shaped it by writing a lot. This, in turn, contributed greatly to the contemporary feminism of her time as she took personal experiences in life and used them as inspiration in all of her writing. That said, perhaps her most important work of feminist literary criticism, A Room of One's Own contributed the most as it explored the circumstantial and historical possibilities and Virginia Woolf's personal experiences of contemporary feminism and literary achievement. Works CitedWoolf, Virginia. A room of one's own. eBook@Adelaide. March 4, 2014. Web. April 7, 2014. Woolf, Virginia. "Virginia Wolf." The literature network. April 7, 2014. Web.