A room of one's own and three guineas / Virginia Woolf ; with an introduction by Hermione Lee.
By: Woolf, Virginia
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Contributor(s): Woolf, Virginia. Three guineas.
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BookPublisher: London : Vintage, 1996Description: xx, 310 p. ; 20 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0099734311.Subject(s): Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- History -- 20th century | Feminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 305.42 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 305.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00076337 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
WITH AN INTRODUCTION, PLUS EXTENSIVE NOTES AND REFERENCES BY HERMIONE LEE
This volume combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century. Together they form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. A Room of One's Own , first published in 1929, is a witty, urbane and persuasive argument against the intellectual subjection of women, particularly women writers. The sequel, Three Guineas , is a passionate polemic which draws a startling comparison between the tyrannous hypocrisy of the Victorian patriarchal system and the evils of fascism.
A room of one's own originally published: London: Woolf, 1929 - Three guineas originally published: London: Hogarth, 1938.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-310).
A room of one's own -- Three guineas.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Virginia Woolf was born in London, England on January 25, 1882. She was the daughter of the prominent literary critic Leslie Stephen. Her early education was obtained at home through her parents and governesses. After death of her father in 1904, her family moved to Bloomsbury, where they formed the nucleus of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of philosophers, writers, and artists.During her lifetime, she wrote both fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels included Jacob's Room, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and Between the Acts. Her non-fiction books included The Common Reader, A Room of One's Own, Three Guineas, The Captain's Death Bed and Other Essays, and The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. Having had periods of depression throughout her life and fearing a final mental breakdown from which she might not recover, Woolf drowned herself on March 28, 1941 at the age of 59. Her husband published part of her farewell letter to deny that she had taken her life because she could not face the terrible times of war.
(Bowker Author Biography)