The Second Sex
Simone de Beauvoir · Modern · Philosophy, social theory
Modernism · Essay
A Room of One’s Own
by Virginia Woolf. Woolf argues that literary creation requires economic independence and private space, exposing women’s historical exclusion.
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- Date
- 1929
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Modernism
- Genre
- Essay
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Woolf argues that literary creation requires economic independence and private space, exposing women’s historical exclusion.
This work is included on the basis of modern broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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