A Room of One's Own, and Three Guineas (Oxford World's Classics)
by Virginia Woolf
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
feminists (revisionist and otherwise), historians, persons with interest in gender politics
Woolf's lectures provide a charming, surprisingly un-dated little window into early 20th century gender politics and the awakening of literature and public discourse by women. It is at all points an empowering call to arms, as relevant in 2008 as 1928, for women to claim a stake in the world of arts and letters and science, to refuse to be silenced by men or by other women, and to just Do The Work - not because it may be the best poem or song or short story ever written, but because each piece o...more
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Read in February, 2006
I have wanted to read this non-fiction work by Virginia Woolf for about 10-15 years now, but finally just did it! I wish I'd read it earlier, as I think it would have really appealled to my emerging womanhood psyche. However, reading it as an early thirty-something, I find it still hits its mark, reminding me that I need to take time for things that are only important to me, things that are essential to my personal renewal and growth. Also, not to forget my friends and to do things without my hu...more
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Read in April, 2007
Not nearly as dry as I thought it was going to be. This should be required reading for all English Concentrators as it provides a well thought out perspective on the dearth of women writers in history (they needed money and a room of their own (literally) to possibly be expected to write!). It also contains some interesting assertions about which writers are better than others (Austin, Bronte, Shakespeare) but I beleive these must all be taken as wild opinion on Woolfs part. Would need to do ...more
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Read in February, 1998
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University of Chicago social science core classrecommends it for: those interested in feminism, politics, philosophy, or literature
This is a definitive work on the relationship of radical feminism to war. Virginia Woolf intelligently dismantles the belief that women or non-profits can possibly solve the problems of war and poverty from within the system. I believed her so strongly that I can hardly remember the arguments because they're now incorporated into my life very deeply. Reading the book is the only way to understand my approach to social problems.
Plus, this is reading Virginia Woolf on politics, philosophy, ...more
Plus, this is reading Virginia Woolf on politics, philosophy, ...more
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Read in September, 2007
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myselfrecommends it for: so-called feminists
woolf's a room of one's own is a major contribution to twentieth century thought, as far as i am concerned. her rhizomatic reveries, consternated daydreams, and nasty truth-telling pulverize arbitrary power structures hidden in thought. it seems to me that this is a book about breaking through to the other side. and it's as close as anyone is ever going to get. and it's poetic and brilliantly sunny, too. brilliant! i believe that at one point in the book, woolf rolls a little tobacco to smoke.
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
aspiring writers, female
The premise of her book: a woman must have money and a room of one's own to be a writer. If you can follow her 'stream of consciousness' style, she outlines the history of women and fiction writing. Its emphasis is women's lack of money and power. She reminds me of someone who likes to listen to herself talk. This could easily have been a commencement speech at an all girls college. The edition I read did not contain the second title--Three Guineas.
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beautiful book about what it means to be a woman and a writer. i like the combination of lecture and story, as it kept me on my toes. lots of underlining. also an interesting commentary on the place of women in society as a whole, as well as in global writing circles. very interesting, the comparisons that can be drawn from when she was writing, to my own writing now.
anyhow, its a thinker.
anyhow, its a thinker.
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Read in February, 2008
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How can someone with so many thoughts manage to put them down so eloquently? VW is the queen of such. I just love her.
Anyway, great exploration of the position of women throughout literature in 1928. She unravels a history, real and fictional, and points out the affects of either case. I more than thorough essay of poignant thought.
Anyway, great exploration of the position of women throughout literature in 1928. She unravels a history, real and fictional, and points out the affects of either case. I more than thorough essay of poignant thought.
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It's great that these two texts are presented together in one book. It's fascinating to compare the more polite feminism of "A Room of One's Own" with the more direct, unapologetic feminism of the later "Three Guineas."
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Read in January, 1997
I read this in college, so it would be interesting to see if my opinion has changed in 12 years. However, I thought it was so dreary and disliked it so much then that I'm not sure I could pick it up again.
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Read in January, 1975
recommends it for:
every female
VW's books are still today as relevant as they were in the seventieth reminding us not to take our individual freedom as granted. Don't underestimate the tenacity of the Taleban bullies of the world !
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Read in January, 1974
recommends it for:
women's lit, aspiring writers
V.W. colorful, tragic, depressed writer & intellectual. An artist, indeed, all of us need a space & time to express what lies inside of us. Mrs. Dolloway, etc. were not as meaningful to me personally.
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دیده ام که این کتاب را به فارسی خیلی ها خوانده اند اما ندیده ام که نام مترجم آن کیست و در چه سالی چاپ شده است.
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Yes, she gets it. I do need a room of my own. And I don't have one and it's annoying. Maybe I have one that's not literal. No. I don't. I promise not to drown myself over it, though.
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Read in November, 2006
recommends it for:
To who thinks deeply
If you want to be an independent intellectual you need to be indipendent in all aspects of your life. It is a book about how a modern intellectual should be.
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Read in January, 1997
Sometime women do need their own room and space, their thoughts and free life, despite all the challenges and demand of being a woman in this society.
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Read in January, 1983
I read this for a class in undergraduate school, but it was pivotal for me. I loved readking it, and it made a huge impression on my thinking.
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because of the recommendation i got for this book, i expected it to have a broader reach than it did - for more that just female writers.
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Maybe because I've grown up in a very gender neutral world, but this didn't seem so groundbreaking or inspirational to me.
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Has to be one of the most faultless books I've read and a real treatise to the context from which creativity can flow
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