Discover Virginia Woolf's landmark essay on women’s struggle for independence and creative opportunity A Room of One's Own is one of Virginia Woolf's most influential works and widely recognized for its extraordinary contribution to the women's movement. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, it is one of the great feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë to the silent fate of Shakespeare's gifted (imaginary) sister, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. The work was ranked by The Guardian newspaper as number 45 in the 100 World's Best Non-fiction Books. Part of the bestselling Capstone series, this collectible, hard-back edition of A Room of One’s Own includes an insightful introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve that explains the book's place in modernist literature and why it still resonates with contemporary readers. Born in 1882, Virginia Woolf was one of the most forward-thinking English writers of her time. Author of the classic novels Mrs Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters and biographies, and a member of the celebrated Bloomsbury Set of intellectuals and artists. Discover why A Room of One's Own is considered among the greatest and most influential works of female empowerment and creativity Learn why Woolf's classic has stood the test of time. Make this attractive, high-quality hardcover edition a permanent addition to your library Enjoy an insightful introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve, who connects the themes of the text to the concerns of today's audience Capstone Classics brings A Room of One's Own to a new generation of readers who can discover how Woolf's book broke new artistic ground and advanced the position of women writers and creatives around the world.
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Virginia Woolf. A Room of One's Own
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Guide
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A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN. The Feminist Classic
AN INTRODUCTION
WHY IT MATTERS
WHO IS VIRGINIA WOOLF?
THE FEMINIST A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
WOMEN AND LITERATURE
WOOLF AS PROFESSIONAL WRITER
KILLING THE IDEALISED WOMAN
WOOLF AS MODERNIST WRITER
CRITICISMS
NO CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ABOUT JESSICA GILDERSLEEVE
ABOUT TOM BUTLER‐BOWDON
A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN* VIRGINIA WOOLF. NOTE
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The Mary Carmichael episode of A Room of One's Own is also critical for our understanding of Woolf's perception of the socio‐economic status of women writing in her time, especially for the possible futures she describes throughout the essay. Mary Carmichael comes to stand as the ‘link between the middle‐class women writers of the eighteenth century and Woolf's predicted future woman writer of genius,’ argues Melissa Sullivan (2013). Through the figure of Mary Carmichael, Woolf observes the failures of modern women writers to achieve full intellectual and creative freedom, even as she celebrates the strides this figure has made since the death of her ancestor, Judith Shakespeare.
The late 1920s and early 1930s were particularly prolific and significant years in Woolf's writing career. The period saw the publication of the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), Orlando (1928), and The Waves (1931), in addition to the experimental biography Flush (1933), and three major essay collections: The London Scene (1931) and The Common Reader (1925 and 1932). It was also during this period that Woolf drafted another notable lecture‐cum‐essay, ‘Professions for Women’ (1931), delivered to The Women's Service League.
