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"The Common Reader" is a collection of classic essays by Virginia Woolf, published initially in two parts in 1925 and 1935. As the title suggests, the essays are intended for the average reader and deal with a variety of literary topics presented in layman's terms. The first series deals with various authors including Geoffrey Chaucer, Jane Austen, and Joseph Conrad; together with pieces on the Greek language and the modern essay. In the second series,...
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Virginia Woolf is well known as one of the most prominent fiction writers of the twentieth century, what may be less well known is her astounding collection of letters and essays. Here is the collection first published in 1925, aimed at 'the Common reader', Woolf produced an eccentric and personal literary and social history of European thought in her own unique style, this collection helped cement Woolf as one of the most popular writers of her time....
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"Woolf on Women" is a collection of Virginia Woolf's essays about women (fictional, historical and those Woolf knew personally) and about how women should live. This compilation features essays that were published between 1924 and 1941 (the year of Woolf's death) and includes work that was published posthumously. This book allows readers to catch a glimpse into Woolf's mind, particularly her political, social and socio-economic opinions. It contains...
30) The Voyage Out
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Twenty-four-year-old Rachel Vinrace is launched into a journey of self-discovery when she embarks on a sea voyage to South America with her aunt and uncle. Originally from a London suburb, she meets a menagerie of interesting people while on the trip and strikes up life-changing conversations with them. As her experiences start to shape her into a worldly woman, she begins to find her sense of self and determine what she wants most in the world.
31) The Waves
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Set against the backdrop of a seaside dreamscape, Virginia Woolf's experimental novel, The Waves, follows the lives of six children-Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny and Louis-from birth to death as they fleetingly unite around the elusive figure of a seventh child, Percival. Largely abandoning traditional plot structure, The Waves recounts the thoughts, feelings and perceptions of all six characters in a series of interwoven soliloquies that...
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Warum werden eigentlich so übermäßig viele Bücher von Männern geschrieben? Geistige Freiheit hängt von materiellen Dingen ab, betont Virginia Woolf in ihrer großen Streitschrift, einem Schlüsselwerk des Feminismus. Und die hatten Frauen über Jahrhunderte nicht. Jede Frau sollte "fünfhundert Pfund im Jahr und ein eigenes Zimmer" haben. Das ist Unabhängigkeit.
Axel Monte hat den brillanten Essay übersetzt, mit den nötigen Erläuterungen...
34) Un cuarto propio
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Una profunda reflexión sobre las mujeres, la sociedad, la literatura y lo que importa en la vida.
Un cuarto propio, escrito hace casi un siglo, sigue llegando al corazón de las mujeres de hoy. ¿Por qué? La respuesta fácil es que su protesta contra la forma en que la sociedad patriarcal y sus instituciones buscan incapacitar a las mujeres es aún, tristemente, actual. Pero quizá su poder no está tanto en el argumento de que es imposible para...
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