A Room of One's Own (Dover Thrift Editions: Literary Collections) - Softcover

Woolf, Virginia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486853667 ISBN 13: 9780486853666

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 2025

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Virginia Woolf unveils the societal barriers faced by women and explores the crucial link between women's financial independence and creative freedom in this extraordinary collection of essays. Initially presented as lectures in 1928 at Newnham College and Girton College, the University of Cambridge's women's colleges, this seminal work argues for a literal and figurative space for women writers within a patriarchal literary tradition. Woolf's essays constitute a foundational feminist text, highlighting the historical marginalization of women, advocating for equality, and emphasizing the importance of women's contributions to literature and beyond. Essential reading for anyone interested in feminism, literature, and women's history, A Room of One's Own resonates profoundly in today's ongoing gender discussions.
 

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Virginia Woolf (1882 -1941) was a British writer and modernist pioneer known for transforming the novel through her innovative use of stream of consciousness and psychological depth. Her work explored themes of identity, time, memory, and gender in landmark works such as Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and Orlando. Woolf was also a major literary critic and feminist thinker. Her work challenged traditional narrative forms and advocated for women's creative independence.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0486853667
• ISBN 13: 9780486853666
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Dover; info@galileo-mc.de; ; Dachauer Str. 5-7; F�rstenfeldbruck; 82256; Deutschland