A Room of Ones Own, Virginia Woolf
A Room of Ones Own, Virginia Woolf
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A Room of One's Own

Author: Virginia Woolf

Narrator: Sara Nichols

Unabridged: 4 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2024

Synopsis

"A Room of One's Own" began life as a pair of lectures delivered by Virginia Woolf in October 1928 at Newnham College and Girton College, women's colleges at the University of Cambridge and was published as a stand-alone book in 1929. In this brilliant examination of literature, history and gender discrimination, Woolf posits that the dearth of female writers in literature did not result from a lack of talent; it was the lack of opportunity. Historically, female writers were thwarted in their literary pursuits by a culture that disapproved of female authors, by gatekeepers within the literary establishment who barred women from participating and by societal pressures that attempted to shoehorn women into being primarily wives, mothers and housekeepers. Woolf's devastating critique of these injustices has been hailed as one of the finest pieces of literary criticism for almost a century. "A Room of One's Own" is presented here in its original and unabridged format.

About Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a major twentieth-century author, a great novelist and essayist, and a key figure in literary history as a feminist and a modernist. In 1917, she and her husband founded the Hogarth Press, which published the work of T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and Katherine Mansfield, as well as the earliest translations of Sigmund Freud. Her major novels include Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando, The Waves, The Years, and Between the Acts. She is also the author of The Voyage Out, Night and Day, Jacob's Room, A Room of One's Own, and Three Guineas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer (Insert Lit Pun) on December 13, 2017

5 stars for A Room of One’s Own (aka “I Use the English Language Better Than All of You, Deal With It”). I knew the basic thesis of this essay (that people need private space and personal money to be able to write fiction, and the lack of those two things has historically hindered women writers). I......more

Goodreads review by Dannii on June 24, 2020

Actual rating 4.5/5 stars. This is a collection of two non-fiction essays. The former, A Room of One's Own, I awarded 5/5 stars and the second, Three Guineas, I awarded 4/5 stars as it was far drier in tone. Both these essays focused on females and their place in society, with one concentrating on fem......more

Goodreads review by Dilushani on April 27, 2020

Before I begin this review, I would like to mention that everything mentioned here is based on my personal thoughts on the subject. I am in no way a professional reviewer or have any background in these. Also as I have read and reviewed the first of this books separately, this review would contain m......more

Goodreads review by Alejandra on September 10, 2024

Este libro es uno de esos libros necesarios en la vida de toda mujer. No sólo por lo que escribe Woolf sino porque en ella encuentras comprensión, empatía y sobre todo reflejo.......more

Goodreads review by Ｆｒａｎｋｈ on April 17, 2016

This book is a real treasure since it collects two of Virginia Woolf's most notable essays namely A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas. They were both such insightful readings filled with memorable and philosophical passages that took me in an adventurous and stimulating journey about important iss......more

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