A Room of One's Own: Book Guide, Author and Facts
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
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 is generally seen as a feminist text, and is noted in its argument for both a literal and figural space for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by patriarchy.
Quick facts about A Room of One's Own
- Title: A Room of One's Own
- Author: Virginia Woolf
- First published: 1929
- Genre: authorship, economic conditions, feminism
- OpenLibrary ID: OL39379W
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A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is A Room of One's Own about?
A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf.
Who wrote A Room of One's Own?
A Room of One's Own was written by Virginia Woolf.
When was A Room of One's Own published?
A Room of One's Own was first published in 1929.
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