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A Room of One's Own

By Virginia Woolf
Series: Penguin Great Ideas
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A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf is a powerful essay exploring the challenges female writers face due to societal constraints and financial limitations. Woolf uses an extended metaphor to argue that women need both literal and figurative space to write and create. Her insightful reflections delve into the broader implications of gender inequality in the literary world.
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Virginia Woolf's blazing polemic on female creativity, the role of writers and the silent fate of Shakespeare's imaginary sister remains a powerful reminder of a woman's need for financial independence and intellectual freedom.

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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war, and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked, and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them.

Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals, and visionaries whose ideas shook civilisation and helped make us who we are.

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf is among these seminal works, offering a profound exploration of the social and economic constraints imposed on women of her era and asserting the necessity of financial independence and personal space for female creativity and freedom.

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A Room of One's Own is often praised for its insightful examination of the societal challenges and historical limitations faced by women writers. Reviewers highlight Virginia Woolf's eloquent argument for women's independence and the necessity of financial and personal freedom to foster creativity. Many appreciate her blend of critical analysis and narrative style, which remains deeply relevant and thought-provoking in discussions about gender and literature.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141018980

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 September 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 113.0mm

Height: 182.0mm

Weight: 92g

Pages: 144

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Philosophy & Psychology Series: Penguin Great Ideas Virginia Woolf

About the Author

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is recognized as a major twentieth-century author and was a central figure in the Bloomsbury group. Her most famous novels include Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, The Waves and Orlando. She drowned herself in 1941.

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