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A Room of One's Own
In this classic essay, Virginia Woolf takes on the establishment, using her gift of language to dissect the world around her and give voice to those who are without. Her message is a simple one: women must have a steady income and a room of their own in order to have the freedom to create.
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As I am pretty much interested in gender studies, especially feminism(sociology and politics)It may seem like it doesn't contain many contemporary take-ups on feminism, especially in the field of creating art but by no means it is irrelevant in this day and age. I was mesmerized by the 2nd chapter, some specific concepts she presented here which I am very much fond of would be -
1. Refuting why any 'Women' couldn't have written plays like William Shakespeare in that age
2. Why any intellectual creation should be sexless/androgynous "man-womanly," or "woman-manly,"
3. Exploration of critics calling Austen, Gaskell, and Bronte sisters' works 'Shallow', 'carnal', 'mundane'(reminds me of VS Naipaul saying no woman has written anything so far that has suppressed his level of genius. Narcissistic much eh??)
1. Refuting why any 'Women' couldn't have written plays like William Shakespeare in that age
2. Why any intellectual creation should be sexless/androgynous "man-womanly," or "woman-manly,"
3. Exploration of critics calling Austen, Gaskell, and Bronte sisters' works 'Shallow', 'carnal', 'mundane'(reminds me of VS Naipaul saying no woman has written anything so far that has suppressed his level of genius. Narcissistic much eh??)
As an English Major, Virginia Woolf was required readings throughout the 4-year Bachelor degree program. However, I quickly fell in love with all things written by Woolf. Her writing is thoughtful, engaging, while being extremely disruptive. Whoever loves thoughtful literature this is an author for you!
Despite Woolf's typical writings, this novel demonstrates the creative process of evoking many thoughts of deep reflection, troubling thoughts that may disappear as quickly as they appear.
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