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A Room of One's Own (HBJ Modern Classic)

by Virginia Woolf

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Originally published in 1929, A Room of One's Own eloquently states Woolf's conviction that in order to create works of genius, women must be freed from financial obligations and social restrictions.

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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 ones own room. Foreword by Mary Gordon.

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VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels.
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ISBN:
9780151787333
Author:
Woolf, Virginia
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Women Authors
Subject:
Feminism & Feminist Theory
Subject:
Woolf, virginia, 1882-1941
Subject:
Women and literature
Subject:
Women authors -- Social conditions.
Subject:
Women and literature -- Great Britain.
Subject:
Woolf, Virginia
Subject:
Feminist Studies-General
Copyright:
1957
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series:
HBJ Modern Classic
Series Volume:
1000A, 1961
Publication Date:
19911131
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
132
Dimensions:
8 x 5.31 in 0.56 lb
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