A Room of One’s Own (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)
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- Author：Virginia Woolf
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Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short form
‘What conditions are necessary for the creation of works of art？’ Security， confidence， independence， a degree of prosperity – a room of one’s own。 All things denied to most women around the world living in Virginia Woolf’s time， and before her time， and since。 In this funny， provoking and insightful polemic， Virginia Woolf challenges her audience of young women to work on even in obscurity， to cultivate the habit of freedom， and to exercise the courage to write exactly what we think。
‘What conditions are necessary for the creation of works of art？’ Security， confidence， independence， a degree of prosperity – a room of one’s own。 All things denied to most women around the world living in Virginia Woolf’s time， and before her time， and since。 In this funny， provoking and insightful polemic， Virginia Woolf challenges her audience of young women to work on even in obscurity， to cultivate the habit of freedom， and to exercise the courage to write exactly what we think。
Reviews
Muna
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I know this isn’t news but everyone should read this right now :|
Gavin Cooper
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The first of her works that I have read。 Truly an amazing book on sex and the role it had in life during Woolf's life， and also on the role it continues to have in our lives today。 The first of her works that I have read。 Truly an amazing book on sex and the role it had in life during Woolf's life， and also on the role it continues to have in our lives today。 。。。more
Cindy Molina
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Buenos puntos， me siento de acuerdo con muchos de sus argumentos y reflexiones。Pero que experiencia de lectura tan desagradable。 Tan enredosa y lagunas innecesarias 。Me es irrelevante si es un sistema de ¨stream of conciousness¨ ， es un espacio hostil para tratar de acercarse a su debate。 Es aislante y ciertamente enajenara a muches。 No lo recomendaría para alguien que va empezando en el feminismo， hay muchas lecturas mas accesibles que logran esbozar esos temas。
Freya
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Essential feminist literature。 It's a yes from me。 Woolf has such a way with words， so much so that this work of non-fiction read like a novel in places。 It was entertaining and informative simultaneously。 Essential feminist literature。 It's a yes from me。 Woolf has such a way with words， so much so that this work of non-fiction read like a novel in places。 It was entertaining and informative simultaneously。 。。。more
Sinemosi
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Shakespeare'in kız kardeşinin öyküsü ilkokul sıralarında cinsiyet eşitliği konusu işlenirken özellikle bahsedilmeli。 Hoş， okullarda cinsiyet eşitliğinin işlendiği bir Türkiye'miz var mı onu da bilmiyorum。 ilkokul， ortaokul veya lisede Virginia Woolf okumuş ögretmenler tarafından egitim görmüs olsaydım; dersanede etütlerde benim 4 sorumu çözerken， erkek ögrencilere 10 soru anlatan hocaların cinsiyetciligine maruz kalmazdim diye dusunuyorum。 Fizik anlatırken "Zaten bütün kâşifler erkek gördüğünüz Shakespeare'in kız kardeşinin öyküsü ilkokul sıralarında cinsiyet eşitliği konusu işlenirken özellikle bahsedilmeli。 Hoş， okullarda cinsiyet eşitliğinin işlendiği bir Türkiye'miz var mı onu da bilmiyorum。 ilkokul， ortaokul veya lisede Virginia Woolf okumuş ögretmenler tarafından egitim görmüs olsaydım; dersanede etütlerde benim 4 sorumu çözerken， erkek ögrencilere 10 soru anlatan hocaların cinsiyetciligine maruz kalmazdim diye dusunuyorum。 Fizik anlatırken "Zaten bütün kâşifler erkek gördüğünüz gibi！" cinsiyetçiliginden rahatsız olduğum yıllar yine gözümün önüne geldi kitabı okurken。。。Kadin 1929 yılinda bir kitap yazmiş， 2007 yılında bile kitaptan nasiplenememis ve kitabın anlattıklarını içselleştirememiş bir kısım mahlukat tarafından okul sıralarında ders gördük。。 Gelecek nesillerin daha şanslı olması dileğiyle。。 。。。more
Hannah
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Lovely trail of thoughts accompanied by a scenic setting in Oxford。 Makes you want to read more feminist literature / books by women who had to pose as men。
Sofia
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Concise， witty and utterly prescient！
Cansu
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İngiliz dili ve edebiyatı okumuyorsanız veya ingiliz edebiyatına özel bir merakınız yoksa kitabın yarısını anlamıyorsunuz zira devamlı farklı yazarlardan ve onların eserlerinden bahsediliyor。 Ana fikri güzel ama anlatım şekli çok karmaşık。
Lu
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I completely forgot to add this one and I hate myself for that because it's my favorite read of 2021 up until now。 Everyone should read this book at some point in their lives。 It literally made me love non fiction。 It blew my mind and I'll never be the same。 I completely forgot to add this one and I hate myself for that because it's my favorite read of 2021 up until now。 Everyone should read this book at some point in their lives。 It literally made me love non fiction。 It blew my mind and I'll never be the same。 。。。more
Anna Purchase
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3 and a half stars- very well written but took forever to get to the point。
Kris Hansen
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What woman dares give this fewer than 5 stars？
Sara G
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I can't stop thinking about this little book。 I love the argument that women have the ability to do and create whatever they want， but they need money and space to do so。 I think the century since this was written proves that out。I don't agree with a lot of how Woolf gets there， though。 Specifically， she's very hung up on gender and what it means to our psyche - saying that novelists and writers in general write like "men" and "women" and need to transcend this to be truly great。 She uses the fa I can't stop thinking about this little book。 I love the argument that women have the ability to do and create whatever they want， but they need money and space to do so。 I think the century since this was written proves that out。I don't agree with a lot of how Woolf gets there， though。 Specifically， she's very hung up on gender and what it means to our psyche - saying that novelists and writers in general write like "men" and "women" and need to transcend this to be truly great。 She uses the famous scene from Jane Eyre where Jane is dreaming of the wider world as an example of why Charlotte Bronte wasn't a truly great writer - and I see it as actually quite the opposite！ I think writers need to be able to call upon their own experiences and lives in order to write well。 Woolf does too when she mentions how young men can travel the world easily and young women don't have that opportunity （when she was writing in 1928， anyway）， so wealthy young men generally are going to be better writers than women。 More opportunity， maybe， but better？ No way。This essay is nearly 100 years old so it's very dated in some ways， but I found it to be very readable and well worth the effort。 。。。more
Kaye Cairo
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She kinda goes in circles with her point but her very witty comments makes up for it。 Can't wait to read some of her fiction works now that I know where she stands。 She kinda goes in circles with her point but her very witty comments makes up for it。 Can't wait to read some of her fiction works now that I know where she stands。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Had some good points but overall the book is written really pretentiously and Woolf spends its last pages blaming women for not trying hard enough to apply themselves to writing。 Not great。
Ximena Aguirre
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Un libro muy centrado y honesto。 Woolf habla de la relación entre mujeres y hombres， femenino y masculino。 Cómo hemos sido desde siempre， comparadas con ellos; como siendo honestxs， las cosas materiales importan porque vivimos en un mundo material， como tener 500 libras al año y una habitación propia marcan demasiado la diferencia en cómo que puede una mujer desarrollarse， si no al 100% plenamente， sí en gran parcialidad。 También menciona lo andrógino， la relación entre mujeres y la libertad de Un libro muy centrado y honesto。 Woolf habla de la relación entre mujeres y hombres， femenino y masculino。 Cómo hemos sido desde siempre， comparadas con ellos; como siendo honestxs， las cosas materiales importan porque vivimos en un mundo material， como tener 500 libras al año y una habitación propia marcan demasiado la diferencia en cómo que puede una mujer desarrollarse， si no al 100% plenamente， sí en gran parcialidad。 También menciona lo andrógino， la relación entre mujeres y la libertad de expresión。 Un libro muy interesante y totalmente recomendado。 。。。more
Ursy
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Obviously Woolf has some fascinating thoughts， and groundbreaking ones for the time。 On the whole though， I was a bit disappointed by this one - it didn’t quite live up to its reputation for me。
Faith
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Virginia Woolf is a bad bitch， what can I say。 Some of my favourite feminist quotes are from A Room of One's Own！ Virginia Woolf is a bad bitch， what can I say。 Some of my favourite feminist quotes are from A Room of One's Own！ 。。。more
lorena
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！！！！！
امیرمحمد حیدری
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چه مضحک。 گویا وولف معترض است که چرا در سال nتعداد کتاب راجع به زنان نوشته میشوند و چند درصد از آن را مردان مینویسند。 این چیزی نیست که بخواهیم از آن عصبانی باشیم。 اگر زنی توانایی دارد، آن را بروز دهد。 وگرنه علتی ندارد که ما برتری یا بهتر است بگویم تعدد بیشترِ نویسندههای برترِ مرد را علم عثمان کنیم。
willow （◍•ᴗ•◍）
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Virginia Woolf got one thing wrong。 Near the end of A Room of One's Own， she writes， "Much of what I have said will seem out of date。" On the contrary， among the many wonders of the piece is its almost prescient contemporaneousness。 Were she still alive she may have been gratified by our progress， but appalled that comprehensive equality remains a vanishing point on the horizon。 Woolf's primary contention was that， in order to write， women required two assets denied them from the dawn of time un Virginia Woolf got one thing wrong。 Near the end of A Room of One's Own， she writes， "Much of what I have said will seem out of date。" On the contrary， among the many wonders of the piece is its almost prescient contemporaneousness。 Were she still alive she may have been gratified by our progress， but appalled that comprehensive equality remains a vanishing point on the horizon。 Woolf's primary contention was that， in order to write， women required two assets denied them from the dawn of time until her own day: financial independence and a room of their own。 She marvels at such 19th-century pioneers as Jane Austen and the Brontes generating high art while obliged to write amid the distractions of their homes' living rooms。And what writing！ At its best it's nothing less than transcendental。 。。。more
Vanemoironlopez
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Unha obra magnífica， podese entender dende dous puntos críticos diferentes， o literario e o feminismo。Unha obra que non pode faltar en ningunha biblioteca， sen dúbida unha das miñas preferidas。
Kashish
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Each and every woman on earth should read this book！
Federica
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Tutti dovrebbero leggerlo
karolina v
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racist and overtly lacking analysis on working class women and their conditions， but that is to be expected。
SheriC （PM）
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I can see why this was revolutionary at the time it was written， and I hope the author would not be displeased at my reaction 92 years later: "Well， duh。 Of course！"。 Most of the feminist ideals she proposed so long ago are now something we all take for granted as expected， even if not achieved in practice。 Not specifically about writers， but about the needs of women in general。 Obviously， I'm neither a writer， nor am I inclined to an academic approach on the subject。 Mostly I used her essay for I can see why this was revolutionary at the time it was written， and I hope the author would not be displeased at my reaction 92 years later: "Well， duh。 Of course！"。 Most of the feminist ideals she proposed so long ago are now something we all take for granted as expected， even if not achieved in practice。 Not specifically about writers， but about the needs of women in general。 Obviously， I'm neither a writer， nor am I inclined to an academic approach on the subject。 Mostly I used her essay for bedtime storytime， as Juliet Stevenson's marvelously soothing voice put me to sleep。 Audiobook， via Audible。 。。。more
Fraser Simons
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Interesting to see that a lot of what is often quoted from Woolf comes from here。 I assumed some of them must have been from letters or a biography。 Hopefully no one these days needs convincing of the main points she makes here; perhaps some incels with Peterson at the helm， or something。 It is more than just disconcerting that some of the completely ignorant arguments men make， quoted by Woolf here， resemble or could be taken whole cloth with those people who think women lesser。 Some kinds of i Interesting to see that a lot of what is often quoted from Woolf comes from here。 I assumed some of them must have been from letters or a biography。 Hopefully no one these days needs convincing of the main points she makes here; perhaps some incels with Peterson at the helm， or something。 It is more than just disconcerting that some of the completely ignorant arguments men make， quoted by Woolf here， resemble or could be taken whole cloth with those people who think women lesser。 Some kinds of ignorance are undoubtedly hereditary。 It’s a well constructed essay made even more interesting to get a snapshot of life at the time。 I especially appreciated the end， with her specific takedown of a particularly disposable character。 。。。more
Lawrence Davies
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I enjoyed a lot of the reasoning but not quite my thing。
Meriem Y
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Livre que je recommande à 1000% Virginia est une génie au sens propre et au figuré ！
Aida
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A very enjoyable read。 Reading this essay felt more accessible than reading Virginia Woolf's fiction。 It still has her beautiful prose and manner of expressing formulating ideas， but felt more concise。 A very enjoyable read。 Reading this essay felt more accessible than reading Virginia Woolf's fiction。 It still has her beautiful prose and manner of expressing formulating ideas， but felt more concise。 。。。more
Gabriela
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