A Room of One's Own

Woolf, Virginia

ISBN 10: 0156787334 / ISBN 13: 9780156787338

Verlag: Mariner Books, 1989

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Virginia Woolf's landmark inquiry into women's role in society

 

In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister—a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, and equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different. This imaginary woman never writes a word and dies by her own hand, her genius unexpressed. If only she had found the means to create, argues Woolf, she would have reached the same heights as her immortal sibling. In this classic essay, she takes on the establishment, using her gift of language to dissect the world around her and give voice to those who are without. Her message is a simple one: women must have a fixed income and a room of their own in order to have the freedom to create.

 

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882–1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels, including Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, and Orlando.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Room of One's Own
Verlag: Mariner Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good