A Room of One's Own - (Capstone Classics) by Virginia Woolf (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A Room of One's Own, is one of Virginia Woolf's most influential works and is widely recognized for its extraordinary contribution to the women's movement. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, it is one of the great feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Charlotte BronteáI p8 s to the silent fate of Shakespeare's gifted (imaginary) sister and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. This collectible, hard-back edition of A Room of One's Own includes an insightful introduction by series editor and self-help expert Tom Butler-Bowdon. Tom is an authority on classic self-help texts and adroitly connects the content of this book with the concerns of modern readers"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Discover Virginia Woolf's landmark essay on women's struggle for independence and creative opportunity</b></p> <p><i>A Room of One's Own</i> is one of Virginia Woolf's most influential works and widely recognized for its extraordinary contribution to the women's movement. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, it is one of the great feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë to the silent fate of Shakespeare's gifted (imaginary) sister, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. The work was ranked by <i>The Guardian</i> newspaper as number 45 in the 100 World's Best Non-fiction Books. Part of the bestselling Capstone series, this collectible, hard-back edition of A Room of One's Own includes an insightful introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve that explains the book's place in modernist literature and why it still resonates with contemporary readers.</p> <p>Born in 1882, Virginia Woolf was one of the most forward-thinking English writers of her time. Author of the classic novels <i>Mrs Dalloway</i> (1925) and <i>To the Lighthouse</i> (1927), she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters and biographies, and a member of the celebrated Bloomsbury Set of intellectuals and artists.</p> <ul> <li>Discover why A Room of One's Own is considered among the greatest and most influential works of female empowerment and creativity</li> <li>Learn why Woolf's classic has stood the test of time. Make this attractive, high-quality hardcover edition a permanent addition to your library</li> <li>Enjoy an insightful introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve, who connects the themes of the text to the concerns of today's audience</li> </ul> <p><i>Capstone Classics</i> brings <i>A Room of One's Own</i> to a new generation of readers who can discover how Woolf's book broke new artistic ground and advanced the position of women writers and creatives around the world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE IN THE CLASSICS SERIES FROM CAPSTONE</p> <p><b>Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche</b> <br>978-0-857-08848-2 <p><b>Letters From a Stoic, Seneca</b> <br>978-1-119-75135-9 <p><b>Meditations, Marcus Aurelius</b> <br>978-0-857-08846-8 <p><b>On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin</b> <br>978-0-857-08847-5 <p><b>Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu</b> <br>978-0-857-08311-1 <p><b>The Art of War, Sun Tzu</b> <br>978-0-857-08009-7 <p><b>The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels</b> <br>978-0-857-08876-5 <p><b>The Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel Shinn</b> <br>978-0-857-08840-6 <p><b>The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud</b> <br>978-0-857-08844-4 <p><b>The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli</b> <br>978-0-857-08078-3 <p><b>The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran</b> <br>978-0-857-08855-0 <p><b>The Republic, Plato</b> <br>978-0-857-08313-5 <p><b>The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace Wattles</b> <br>978-0-857-08008-0 <p><b>The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith</b> <br>978-0-857-08077-6 <p><b>Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill</b> <br>978-1-906-46559-9 <p><b>Utopia, Thomas More</b> <br>978-1-119-75438-1<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Virginia Woolf</b> was an English novelist and essayist whose titles include <i>Mrs. Dalloway</i> (1925), <i>To the Lighthouse</i> (1927), and <i>Orlando</i> (1928). She was a pioneer in the modernist technique of stream of consciousness narrative writing, and a key figure in the Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals and artists.</p> <p><b>Jessica Gildersleeve, PhD, </b> is Associate Professor of English Literature in the School of Humanities and Communication at the University of Southern Queensland, and an authority on 20th century women writers. <p><b>Tom Butler-Bowdon</b> is Series Editor of the Capstone Classics series, and has provided Introductions for Plato's <i>Republic</i>, Adam Smith's <i>Wealth of Nations</i>, Machiavelli's <i>The Prince</i>, Florence Scovel Shinn's <i>The Game of Life and How to Play It, </i> and Kahlil Gibran's <i>The Prophet.</i> A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is also the author of <i>50 Economics Classics</i> (2017) and <i>50 Politics Classics</i> (2015). <p><b>www.butler-bowdon.com</b>
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