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A Room of One's Own

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By Virginia Woolf
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A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf, based on lectures at Cambridge colleges, exploring the challenges faced by female writers and advocating for their autonomy and recognition. The work combines literary history with imaginative allegory, notably envisioning a fictional sister of Shakespeare, and lays the groundwork for feminist literary criticism.
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Essential reading for scholars and readers interested in feminist literature, women's rights, and the intersection of politics and culture.

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A seminal, widely studied feminist polemic that touches on both literature and politics, A Room of One’s Own is essential reading for those wishing to understand the progress that has been made in women’s rights and the struggles that still lie ahead

A seminal, widely studied feminist polemic that touches on both literature and politics, A Room of One’s Own is essential reading for those wishing to understand the progress that has been made in women’s rights and the struggles that still lie ahead

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Based on lectures given at Cambridge colleges and first published by the Hogarth Press in 1929, A Room of One’s Own is an extended essay about the predicament of female writers and a stirring call for autonomy and recognition. As well as settling scores with reactionary critics and laying the foundations of a history of women’s literature, the text is also a triumph of imagination, with a celebrated passage envisaging the fate of a fictional sister of Shakespeare’s.

A seminal, widely studied feminist polemic that touches on both literature and politics, A Room of One’s Own is essential reading for those wishing to understand the progress that has been made in women’s rights and the struggles that still lie ahead.

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Acclaimed for its innovative use of language, Michael Cunningham likens Woolf's writing to "what Jimi Hendrix does with a guitar," highlighting its powerful and creative expression.

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ISBN: 9781847497888

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 February 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Alma Classics

Audience: General / adult

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Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 192

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The most famous member of the Bloomsbury Group, Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was a novelist, essayist and critic. Her writing established her as one of Modernism’s leading exponents, as well as a pioneering feminist. Her most famous works include To the Lighthouse, Orlando and Mrs Dalloway.

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