An Analysis of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own

Name: An Analysis of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own
Brand: Tim Smith-Laing
SKU: 9781912127825
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by Tim Smith-Laing

Title:

Author:

Tim Smith-Laing

Series (if any):

The Macat Library

Edited by:

Fiona Robinson

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

96 pages

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

ISBN-13:

9781912127825

EAN:

9781912127825

Classifications:

Literature: history and criticism

Weight (g):

238

Dimensions (mm):

200 x 135 x 6

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

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Description

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.