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Virginia Woolf
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Kirjojen julkaisuvuodet: 1915–2027.
A Room of One's Own is an extended essay first published in 1929. The work is based on two lectures Woolf gave in 1928 at Newham College and Girton College, women's colleges at the University of Cambridge.
Kniga na anglijskom jazyke"Na majak" - roman anglijskoj pisatelnitsy Virdzhinii Vulf, opublikovannyj v 1927 godu. Proizvedenie javljaetsja klassicheskim primerom modernistskoj literatury, ispolzujuschej takie priemy, kak potok soznanija i smena tochek zrenija personazhej. Dejstvie romana razvorachivaetsja na ostrove Skaj v Shotlandii i okhvatyvaet vremennoj promezhutok do, vo vremja i posle Pervoj mirovoj vojny. Tsentralnymi personazhami javljajutsja chleny semi Remzi i ikh druzja, kotorye priezzhajut na letnij otdykh v zagorodnyj dom. V tsentre povestvovanija - planiruemaja poezdka na majak, kotoraja otkladyvaetsja na neopredelennyj srok i stanovitsja simvolom mechty i nedostizhimosti." Na majak" issleduet temy vremeni, pamjati, iskusstva i chelovecheskikh otnoshenij, podcherkivaja khrupkost zhizni. Virdzhinija Vulf masterski peredaet vnutrennie perezhivanija svoikh geroev, sozdavaja glubokij i emotsionalno nasyschennyj tekst, kotoryj prodolzhaet ostavatsja aktualnym i znachimym dlja chitatelej po sej den. Kniga izdana na jazyke originala, chtoby vy mogli nasladitsja romanom v tom vide, v kotorom ego zadumala sama Virdzhinija Vulf.
Kniga na anglijskom jazyke"Na majak" - roman anglijskoj pisatelnitsy Virdzhinii Vulf, opublikovannyj v 1927 godu. Proizvedenie javljaetsja klassicheskim primerom modernistskoj literatury, ispolzujuschej takie priemy, kak potok soznanija i smena tochek zrenija personazhej. Dejstvie romana razvorachivaetsja na ostrove Skaj v Shotlandii i okhvatyvaet vremennoj promezhutok do, vo vremja i posle Pervoj mirovoj vojny. Tsentralnymi personazhami javljajutsja chleny semi Remzi i ikh druzja, kotorye priezzhajut na letnij otdykh v zagorodnyj dom. V tsentre povestvovanija - planiruemaja poezdka na majak, kotoraja otkladyvaetsja na neopredelennyj srok i stanovitsja simvolom mechty i nedostizhimosti." Na majak" issleduet temy vremeni, pamjati, iskusstva i chelovecheskikh otnoshenij, podcherkivaja khrupkost zhizni. Virdzhinija Vulf masterski peredaet vnutrennie perezhivanija svoikh geroev, sozdavaja glubokij i emotsionalno nasyschennyj tekst, kotoryj prodolzhaet ostavatsja aktualnym i znachimym dlja chitatelej po sej den. Kniga izdana na jazyke originala, chtoby vy mogli nasladitsja romanom v tom vide, v kotorom ego zadumala sama Virdzhinija Vulf.
A Room of One's Own
Virginia Woolf; Lauren Groff
RANDOM HOUSE USA INC
2025
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Virginia Woolf's classic plea for a world in which women are free to use their gifts is as powerful and resonant as ever. In this influential extended essay, Virginia Woolf outlined what women need in order to fully make use of their abilities. Using powerful images and memorable thought experiments--such as a fictional sister of William Shakespeare, who is as talented as her brother but limited in ways he was not--Woolf analyzes the many ways in which women have been held back throughout history and still are in her own time. First published in 1929, A Room of One's Own has been a towering and inspirational statement of feminist principles for nearly a century--and remains relevant now, at a time of growing awareness of the kind of social injustices that she decried.
A Room of One's Own (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
Virginia Woolf
Warbler Classics
2025
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Virginia Woolf's immensely influential and still provocative long essay, A Room of One's Own, originated from a pair of lectures she presented at two women-only colleges at Cambridge University in 1928. One of Woolf's most brilliant and searing texts, this literary tour de force continues to guide and inspire women around the world. The essay's central premise, encapsulated in its title, posits that for a woman to craft fiction, she requires financial autonomy and a private space. Woolf argues that women have the potential to create works as important as those by Shakespeare. She outlines the constraints that have historically impeded and continue to hinder woman writers. She argues that societal norms, lack of educational opportunities, and financial dependence have significantly limited women's ability to realize their full potential. Woolf demonstrates that creativity requires not just time and money, but freedom from the social roles imposed on women to this day. Powerful and sometimes controversial, the essay's enduring significance lies in its nuanced exploration of how material conditions shape artistic possibility. This Warbler Classics edition includes an extensive, detailed biographical timeline.
Klarissa Dellouej, svetskaja dama pjatidesjati s nebolshim let, gotovitsja k priemu, kotoryj organizuet u sebja doma. Utrom ona vykhodit iz doma za tsvetami, ona ikh ochen ljubit, nado objazatelno ukrasit imi dom k vecheru. Guljaja po Londonu, ona vspominaet svoju junost, pervuju ljubov. V drugom rajone Londona Septimus Uorren Smit, veteran Pervoj mirovoj vojny, stradajuschij ot kontuzii, idet so svoej zhenoj Lukretsiej na priem k psikhiatru. Den Smita perepletaetsja s dnem Klarissy i ee druzej, ikh zhizni skhodjatsja voedino, kogda vecherinka dostigaet svoego apogeja. Uznav o tragedii so Smitom, Klarissa pereosmyslivaet svoju zhizn i otnoshenie k smerti. Masterskij roman Virdzhinii Vulf, v kotorom v kotorom proshloe, nastojaschee i buduschee slivajutsja v odin znamenatelnyj den v ijune 1923 goda.
Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own is a seminal essay that explores the intersection of gender and literature, advocating for women's intellectual freedom and creative independence. Through a blend of personal narrative, historical analysis, and feminist critique, Woolf argues that a woman must have financial independence and a private space-both literally and metaphorically-to write and create. The essay is rich with Woolf's signature lyrical prose, weaving together reflections on the societal constraints faced by women writers throughout history. It challenges the patriarchal structures that have historically marginalized women's voices, making a compelling case for the necessity of both physical and mental space for women to flourish as artists. A Room of One's Own remains a powerful and thought-provoking work that continues to inspire discussions about gender, creativity, and the importance of self-determination in the pursuit of artistic expression.
Anglijskaja pisatelnitsa Virdzhinija Vulf (1882-1941) - odna iz tsentralnykh figur modernizma i priznannyj klassik zapadnoevropejskoj literatury XX veka, ee imja zanimaet pochetnoe mesto v rjadu takikh znachitelnykh sovremennikov, kak Dzh. Dzhojs, T. S. Eliot, O. Khaksli, D. G. Lourens. Romany "Missis Dellouej", "Na majak", "Orlando" otlichaet nepovtorimyj stil, sposobnyj peredat tonchajshie ottenki psikhologicheskikh sostojanij i chuvstv, - stil, obespechivshij Virdzhinii Vulf priznanie v kachestve odnogo iz krupnejshikh masterov psikhologicheskoj prozy. Literaturnyj eksperimentator, Vulf udeljaet bolshoe vnimanie osmysleniju teoreticheskikh osnov pisatelskogo masterstva voobsche i sobstvennogo avangardnogo tvorchestva v chastnosti. V nastojaschee izdanie voshli ee znamenitye kriticheskie esse, v tom chisle samoe krupnoe i izvestnoe iz nikh - "Svoja komnata", blestjaschee rassuzhdenie o grandioznoj roli povsednevnogo byta v tvorcheskom protsesse. V etom i drugikh nekhudozhestvennykh sochinenijakh Virdzhinii Vulf i teper porazhajut gluboko lichnyj vzgljad pisatelnitsy i porazitelnaja svezhest ee rassuzhdenij o prirode literaturnogo masterstva i chitatelskogo interesa.
A Room of One's Own
Virginia Woolf
Ancient Wisdom Publications
2025
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Halvin toimitettuna 16,00 €
The essay is written in a conversational and accessible tone, blending fiction and fact. Woolf adopts a semi-fictional narrator, allowing her to weave in stories, anecdotes, and hypothetical scenarios to illustrate her points. Her fluid prose and use of stream-of-consciousness enhance the essay's reflective and persuasive qualities. Woolf argues that women need financial stability and personal space to produce great works of art. Without these resources, women are constrained by the demands of survival and societal expectations. The famous quote, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction," encapsulates this idea. Woolf explores the historical exclusion of women from educational and artistic opportunities, using the example of Shakespeare's hypothetical sister, Judith. While equally talented, Judith's lack of access to education and freedom would prevent her from achieving her brother's success. Woolf critiques the male-dominated literary canon and the portrayal of women in literature, asserting that many works by men reflect a distorted view of women shaped by societal power dynamics. Woolf proposes that the ideal mind is androgynous, capable of transcending gender biases to achieve greater artistic and intellectual insight.
This handsome gift edition presents Virginia Woolf's classic work, A Room of One's Own, featuring a luxurious gold embossed cover design, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers. One of the greatest arguments for female emancipation, A Room of One's Own began as a lecture series at Cambridge University defending women's independence. In this extended essay, Virginia Woolf brings to life the many issues facing women of her era and pioneered the path toward a more equal future. Passionate, insightful, and beautifully written, A Room of One's Own is a tour-de-force by one of the 20th century's greatest writers. This pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a gold embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.
A Contemporary Classics hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf's classic plea for a world in which women are free to use their gifts. In this influential extended essay, Woolf outlines what women need in order to fully make use of their innate abilities. Using provocative images and memorable thought experiments--including the fictional Judith Shakespeare, who is as talented as her brother William but limited in ways he was not--Woolf decries the means by which women have been held back throughout history and in her own time. Woolf urges both men and women to break free of the limitations of their roles and develop new traditions in which they can explore the depths and peaks of human experience through writing about ordinary things and ordinary people--a process in which she herself was a pioneer. A Room of One's Own, first published in 1929, has been a rallying cry for generations of women and continues to be an inspiration in our own century. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.
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Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway captures a single day in post-WWI London through the eyes of Clarissa Dalloway as she prepares for a party. Interweaving internal monologue and shifting perspectives, this modernist masterpiece explores time, memory, mental health, and the fragile beauty of ordinary life.
A Contemporary Classics hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf’s classic plea for aworld in which women are free to use their gifts. In this influential extended essay and using powerful images and memorable thought experiments -such as a fictional sister of William Shakespeare, who is as talented as her brother but limited in ways he was not -Woolf analyses the many ways in which women have been held back throughout history and still are in her own time.