Virginia Woolf

About Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a towering figure of the modernist literary movement, whose profound experimentation with stream of consciousness and narrative structure fundamentally reshaped the novel. As a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, her works like *Mrs. Dalloway* and *To the Lighthouse* explored deep psychological interiority and critiqued societal norms, securing her place as an influential writer whose historical importance ranks her #929 in MIT's Pantheon project.

Despite this high historical ranking, Woolf's modern internet attention exhibits a clear disparity. In 2025, her Wikipedia page garnered 1.4 million views. This level of attention represents an "overattention" ratio of +5x relative to her historical importance ranking, suggesting strong, sustained cultural resonance online. However, this interest is showing signs of cooling, as her view count saw a significant year-over-year decrease of -20.9%, and her Q1 to Q3 momentum dropped by -20% across the year.

This recent decline contrasts with many figures who maintain static or rising interest. While Woolf maintains a substantial 1.4M views, figures ranked much higher in historical importance, such as Amenhotep III (#563 importance), received fewer than 300,000 views in the same period, illustrating a potential gap where modern digital interest doesn't perfectly align with long-term historical influence.