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A Room of One's Own | 
| Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Harvest Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 5415
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0156787334
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.42
EAN: 9780156787338
ASIN: 0156787334
Publication Date: December 27, 1989
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Surprisingly, this long essay about society and art and sexism is one of Woolf's most accessible works. Woolf, a major modernist writer and critic, takes us on an erudite yet conversational--and completely entertaining--walk around the history of women in writing, smoothly comparing the architecture of sentences by the likes of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, all the while lampooning the chauvinistic state of university education in the England of her day. When she concluded that to achieve their full greatness as writers women will need a solid income and a privacy, Woolf pretty much invented modern feminist criticism.
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Why is it that men, and not women, have always had power, wealth, and fame? Woolf cites the two keys to freedom: fixed income and one’s own room. Foreword by Mary Gordon.
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" A remarkable work in both the history English literary criticism and feminist theory, Virginia Woolf?
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 Smooth transaction July 18, 2008
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Transaction went smoothly and got the item quicky in the condition promised. Would purchase again.
 A Room of One's Own February 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found it tedious to read in spite of the high literary reputation and ability of Virginia Woolf. There must be something lacking in me.
Edward Cook
Obligatory Reading January 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Virginia Woolf in her best form - personal but not self-centred, concentrated and ready to fight for what she believes is right. This long essay gives her views on the position of women in literature but offers also an overview of their role through centuries - from the imaginary Shakespeare's sister to her contemporaries. A must read for all readers regardless of sex!
unavailable... September 9, 2007
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after i ordered this book, the distributors let me know instantly that they no longer had the book on shelf, and instantly refunded my account. speedy service is one thing, but keeping the customer informed is another...thanks
A must have January 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A timeless essay not only for women. Good hard binding that will keep. It's a must have if you like English literature.
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