Woolf Online performs the important work of shifting critical focus from criticism on Woolf's authorial intent toward historical readings of Woolf's work. The range of material is intended to facilitate access to equally weighted versions of Woolf's excerpts and contextual information, but at times the site is difficult to navigate. Project Director Peter Shillingsburg states that he hopes to avoid "offering conclusions about the critical significance of the materials." A visitor's experience of Woolf Online does not have a predictable path, but weaves through a shifting collection of texts and media which are constantly rearranging themselves depending on the reader's interests.

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