A Room of One's Own

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A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on 24 October 1929, the essay was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's colleges at Cambridge University in October 1928. While this extended essay in fact employs a fictional narrator and narrative to explore women both as writers of and characters in fiction, the manuscript for the delivery of the series of lectures, titled "Women and Fiction", and hence the essay, are considered non-fiction. The essay …

117 pages

Published Sept. 27, 1979 by Harvest Books.

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ISBN:
978-0-15-678732-1
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OCLC Number:
3814422

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Subjects
  • Women authors -- Great Britain.
  • Women -- Social conditions.
  • Women -- England.
  • English fiction -- History and criticism.
  • Women in literature.
  • Mujeres -- Historia y condición de las mujeres.
  • Mujeres en Gran Bretaña.

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reviewed A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

A hundred years old and still very much relevant

Virginia Woolf explores the topic of "Women and Fiction". She describes a fictionalized research into this topic where she entertainingly experiences examples of her talking points during research. This style is very entertaining and makes it a breeze to read through this little essay.

In addition to her funny writing she's also making points that are sadly still relevant today. It's nothing advanced, but I'd say it's one of the best introductory texts into feminism.