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The Bloomsbury Group—or Bloomsbury Set—was a group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists in the first half of the 20th century,[1] including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster, Vanessa Bell, and Lytton Strachey. This loose collective of friends and relatives was closely associated with the University of Cambridge for the men and King's College London for the women, and they lived, worked or studied together near Bloomsbury, London. According to Ian Ousby, "although its members denied being a group in any formal sense, they were united by an abiding belief in the importance of the arts."[2] Their works and outlook deeply influenced literature, aesthetics, criticism, and economics as well as modern attitudes towards feminism, pacifism, and sexuality.[3] All male members of the Bloomsbury Group, except Duncan Grant, were educated at Cambridge (either at Trinity or King's College). Most of them, except Clive Bell and the Stephen brothers, we

Bloomsbury Group - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Influential group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists This article is about the historic literary group. For the contemporary publishing company, see Bloomsbury Publishing . "Bloomsbury Set" redirects here. For the 1980s pop group, see Bloomsbury Set (band) . 46 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury , London. The economist John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) lived here from 1916. The Bloomsbury Group was a group of associated British writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists in the earl

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