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A Room of One's Own

A Room of One's Own

by Virginia Woolf, Mark Hussey, Susan Gubar
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In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different. This imaginary woman never writes a word and dies by her own hand, her genius unexpressed. But had she been allowed to create, urges Woolf, she would have reached the same heights as her immortal sibling. In this classic essay, Virginia Woolf takes on the establishment, using her gift of language to dissect the world around her and give a voice to those who have none. Her message is simple: A woman must have an income and a room of her own in order to have the freedom to create.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780156030410
ISBN10 0156030411
Series/Work OL39379W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Mariner Books
Pages 148
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Art d'écrire Authorship British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) British Women authors Conditions économiques Conditions sociales Différences entre sexes Economic conditions Écrits de femmes Écrivaines English fiction English literature Feminism Feminist theory Femmes Femmes dans la littérature Femmes écrivains Femmes et littérature FICTION Fiction, history and criticism

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