A Room of One's Own
von Virginia Woolf
A collectible hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf’s pioneering work of feminism, “probably the most influential piece of non-fictional writing by a woman in [the twentieth] century” (Hermione Lee), featuring a new introduction by Xochitl Gonzalez, Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming and Anita de Monte Laughs LastA Penguin Vitae EditionIn October 1928, Virginia Woolf delivered two lectures to the women’s colleges at the University of Cambridge, arguing with inimitable wit and rhetorical mastery that an income and a room of one’s own are essential to a woman’s creative freedom. These lectures became the basis for A Room of One’s Own, a landmark in feminist thought, in which Woolf imagines the fictional Judith Shakespeare, sister to William and equally gifted but lost to history. How much genius has gone unexpressed, Woolf wonders, because women are not afforded the same privileges as men? A hundred years later, her brilliant polemic reverberates into our own time.In this edition, Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary and bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez contributes an introductory essay that extends the argument to Woolf’s housekeeper, breaking down divides of not only gender but also race and class in order to include all women in Woolf’s profoundly inspiring call to realize their creative potential.Penguin Vitae—loosely translated as “Penguin of one’s life”—is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality.
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A Room of One's Own
von Virginia Woolf
A collectible hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf’s pioneering work of feminism, “probably the most influential piece of non-fictional writing by a woman in [the twentieth] century” (Hermione Lee), featuring a new introduction by Xochitl Gonzalez, Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming and Anita de Monte Laughs LastA Penguin Vitae EditionIn October 1928, Virginia Woolf delivered two lectures to the women’s colleges at the University of Cambridge, arguing with inimitable wit and rhetorical mastery that an income and a room of one’s own are essential to a woman’s creative freedom. These lectures became the basis for A Room of One’s Own, a landmark in feminist thought, in which Woolf imagines the fictional Judith Shakespeare, sister to William and equally gifted but lost to history. How much genius has gone unexpressed, Woolf wonders, because women are not afforded the same privileges as men? A hundred years later, her brilliant polemic reverberates into our own time.In this edition, Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary and bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez contributes an introductory essay that extends the argument to Woolf’s housekeeper, breaking down divides of not only gender but also race and class in order to include all women in Woolf’s profoundly inspiring call to realize their creative potential.Penguin Vitae—loosely translated as “Penguin of one’s life”—is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(2)
Rezension von Samira“Now my belief is that this poet who never wrote a word and was buried at the crossroads still lives. She lives in you and me, and in many other women [...]. But she lives; for great poets do not die.” This is an essay about women and fiction, but through Woolf‘s poetic language it felt almost fictional at times. I loved every part of it, I could honestly write a whole essay about my thoughts on this myself. The book discovers the obstacles female writers had to overcome and how it limited their minds and greatness. It takes a deeper look at great writers such as Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë and many more, exploring what made them triumph over society’s standards, what held them back and belittled them and how they weren’t able to broaden their horizon and later let that influence their work to the same extent male authors could during that time. I also loved the exploration of the ‘What if Shakespeare had a gifted sister?‘ so much, especially the way Woolf refers to it again in the end was just powerful. She discusses many topics that are still very relevant in today‘s society with such outstanding eloquence and intelligence, outlining what it means for a writer to not even have a room of one’s own to write uninterruptedly and in calm, as great writing requires intellectual freedom as well as personal space. This book really opened my eyes to a lot of things and I can only recommend everyone to read it.
Rezension von Feyza OnayIt’s true and she should say it but please someone should have gotten her an editor so I could have been spared reading one page after another of her stream of consciousness. Seriously tho, I think she addressed very important and super interesting topics and very well so but I cannot stand SOC which is basically all you get if you read VW.