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A Room of One's Own

By Virginia Woolf
Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
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A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf, in which she explores the challenges and societal barriers faced by women writers in the early 20th century. Through insightful commentary, Woolf argues for the necessity of financial independence and personal space for women to cultivate their creativity and intellectual freedom. The work is a profound exploration of gender, literature, and the societal structures impacting women's creativity.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by insightful essays that blend rich storytelling with a discussion on women's role in the arts and culture. This thought-provoking exploration challenges societal norms and advocates for intellectual freedom, appealing to those passionate about gender equality and literary history.

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A Room of One's Own

A beautiful collector's edition of Virginia Woolf's revolutionary essay.

A beautiful collector's edition of Virginia Woolf's revolutionary essay.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

In this extraordinary essay, Virginia Woolf examines the limitations of womanhood in the early twentieth century. With the startling prose and poetic licence of a novelist, she makes a bid for freedom, emphasizing that the lack of an independent income, and the titular room of one's own, prevents most women from reaching their full literary potential.

As relevant in its insight and indignation today as it was when first delivered in those hallowed lecture theatres, A Room of One's Own remains both a beautiful work of literature and an incisive analysis of women and their place in the world.

This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf features an afterword by the British art historian Frances Spalding.

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509843183

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 October 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Frances Spalding
  • Introduction by Frances Spalding

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 100.0mm

Height: 159.0mm

Weight: 137g

Pages: 152

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Macmillan Collector's Library Virginia Woolf

About the Author

Virginia Woolf was born in 1882. The death of her mother in 1895 and her father in 1904 led to her first serious nervous breakdown. Shortly after she moved with her siblings to 46 Gordon Square, which was to be the first meeting place of the Bloomsbury Group. In 1912 Virginia married Leonard Woolf, with whom she would establish the Hogarth Press, and published her first novel, The Voyage Out. This was followed by eight others, including Mrs Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), which established her as one of the most important modernists of the 20th century. Woolf committed suicide in 1941. Frances Spalding CBE, FRSL is a British art historian and writer and the Editor of The Burlington Magazine.

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