Virginia Woolf

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A Room of One's Own

Beschreibung

"A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf is a seminal work of feminism and literary criticism that explores the complex relationship between gender inequality and the ability of women writers to create and thrive. Drawing from lectures she delivered at women's colleges at Cambridge University, Woolf argues that for a woman to write fiction, she must have economic independence and a space of her own, hence the title by advocating for a physical and intellectual space where women can work without interruption, Woolf underscores the importance of financial stability and privacy. She situates her arguments within the historical context, noting how education and opportunity have been denied to women, thereby excluding them from the literary canon. Throughout the essay, Woolf employs social critique of the systemic inequalities that have marginalized women in literature. She calls for the recognition and inclusion of women's perspectives, urging society to provide the necessary conditions for their artistic and intellectual contributions to flourish. "A Room of One's Own" remains a powerful and enduring call to action, advocating for the economic independence and creative freedom of women, and challenging the patriarchal structures that hinder their full participation in the literary world.

Autor

Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941) was an English writer who is considered one of the most important modernist twentieth century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. She was born in an affluent household in South Kensington, London, attended the Ladies' Department of King's College and was acquainted with the early reformers of women's higher education. Having been home-schooled for the most part of her childhood, mostly in English classics and Victorian literature, Woolf began writing professionally in 1900. During the interwar period, Woolf was an important part of London's literary society as well as a central figure in the group of intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group. She published her first novel titled The Voyage Out in 1915, through her half-brother's publishing house, Gerald Duckworth and Company. Her best-known works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928). She is also known for her essay A Room of One's Own (1929), where she wrote the much-quoted dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." Woolf became one of the central subjects of the 1970s movement of feminist criticism and her works have since garnered much attention and widespread commentary for "inspiring feminism", an aspect of her writing that was unheralded earlier. Her works are widely read all over the world and have been translated into more than fifty languages. She suffered from severe bouts of mental illness throughout her life and took her own life by drowning in 1941 at the age of 59.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books LLP
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 106g
• ISBN-13: 9789364283021
• ISBN-10: 9364283023
• Artikelnr.: 71597600