Woolf, Virginia
A Room of One's Own (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241436288
- author:
- Woolf, Virginia
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Feminism & Feminist Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
A Room of One's Own is a powerful feminist polemic that explores the themes of creativity, poverty, and sexual constraint on female writers. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, the book delves into the lives of Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë, as well as the silent fate of Shakespeare's gifted sister, to shed light on the struggles faced by women in the pursuit of artistic expression.
Written by Virginia Woolf, a key figure in literary history as a feminist and modernist, the book is a testament to her enduring influence on 20th-century British culture. Woolf's own writing career, which spanned from the 1920s to the 1930s, produced some of her most celebrated works, including Mrs Dalloway and The Waves.
First published in 1929, A Room of One's Own is a passionate and thought-provoking essay that continues to resonate with readers today. If you're interested in exploring the life and work of Virginia Woolf, this book is a great place to start.
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