An Analysis of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own
An Analysis of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own
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Summary
Woolf’s focus on the everyday suppression of women was a turning point in feminism, marking a realization that gaining legal and voting rights was just the first step on the road to true equality. Everyday life had to be altered, too. Woolf’s essay remains deeply relevant, providing a framework for analysis of any group suffering injustice.
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An Analysis of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own by Tim Smithlaing
A Room of One's Own is a very clear example of how creative thinkers connect and present things in novel ways. Based on the text of a talk given by Virginia Woolf at an all-female Cambridge college, Room considers the subject of 'women and fiction.' Woolf’s approach is to ask why, in the early 20th century, literary history presented so few examples of canonically 'great' women writers. The common prejudices of the time suggested this was caused by (and proof of) women's creative and intellectual inferiority to men. Woolf argued instead that it was to do with a very simple fact: across the centuries, male-dominated society had systematically prevented women from having the educational opportunities, private spaces and economic independence to produce great art. At a time when 'art' was commonly considered to be a province of the mind that had no relation to economic circumstances, this was a novel proposal. More novel, though, was Woolf's manner of arguing and proving her contentions: through a fictional account of the limits placed on even the most privileged women in everyday existence. An impressive early example of cultural materialism, A Room of One's Own is an exemplary encapsulation of creative thinking.Dr Tim Smith-Laing took his DPhil in English literature at Merton College, Oxford, and has held positions at Jesus College, Oxford, and Sciences Po in Paris.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781912127825 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912127822 |
| Title | An Analysis of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own |
| Author | Tim Smithlaing |
| Series | The Macat Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Macat Library |
| Year published | 2017-07-04 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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