A room of one's own
By: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World
Published: 1957
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Women authors; Women; Social conditions; English fiction; History and criticism; Women in literature
Description: In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different. This imaginary woman never writes a word and dies by her own hand, her genius unexpressed. But if only she had found the means to create, urges Woolf, she would have reached the same heights as her immortal sibling. In this classic essay, Virginia Woolf takes on the establishment, using her gift of language to dissect the world around her and give a voice to those who have none. Her message is simple: A woman must have a fixed income and a room of her own in order to have the freedom to create.