Bloomsbury between élite and mass culture. A selective introduction

With its fluid boundaries, the Bloomsbury Group was first and foremost a circle of friends who shared a similar social background and progressive political views. Variously considered an elitist coterie and a democratic avant-garde, the group not only left behind an intellectual legacy as impressive as it was diverse, but also introduced a new way of living and working that helped to mark a definite break with Victorian tradition and paved the way to modernity in British culture.