A Room of One’s Own

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‘A Room of One’s Own’, based on a lecture given at Girton College Cambridge, is one of the great feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte to the silent fate of Shakespeare’s gifted (imaginary) sister and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. Published almost a decade later ‘Three Guineas’ breaks new ground in its discussion of men, militarism and women’s attitudes towards war. These two pieces reveal Virginia Woolf’s fiery spirit and sophisticated wit and confirm her status as a highly inspirational essayist.

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‘A landmark of feminist thought and a rhetorical masterpiece’ Guardian

Ranging from the silent fate of Shakespeare’s gifted imaginary sister to Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity, A Room of One’s Own, based on a lecture given by Woolf at Girton College, Cambridge, is one of the great feminist polemics. Published almost a decade later, Three Guineas breaks new ground in its discussion of men, militarism and women’s attitudes towards war. These two pieces reveal Virginia Woolf’s indomitable spirit, sophisticated wit and genius as an essayist.

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Michèle Barrett

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Weight 0.315 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.4 cm
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Paperback

Pages

432

Language

English

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Dewey

305.420941 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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