Virginia Woolf, the author of A Room of One's Own.

A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published during 1929, it was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's colleges at Cambridge University in 1928. Image File history File links Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was a British author and feminist. ... Image File history File links Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was a British author and feminist. ... For the American writer, see Virginia Euwer Wolff. ... For other uses, see Essay (disambiguation). ... For the American writer, see Virginia Euwer Wolff. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Full name Newnham College Motto - Named after Its location in the village of Newnham Previous names Newnham Hall Established 1871 Sister College(s) Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Principal Dame Patricia Hodgson Location Sidgwick Avenue Undergraduates 396 Postgraduates 120 Homepage N/A A view of the Clough and Kennedy buildings of... Full name Girton College Motto - Named after Girton Village Previous names The College for Women (1869), Girton College (1872) Established 1869 Sister College Somerville College Mistress Dame Marylin Strathern Location Huntingdon Road Undergraduates 503 Graduates 201 Homepage Boatclub Girton College lies on the extremity of Cambridge Girton College was established... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ...

The essay examines whether women were capable of producing work of the quality of William Shakespeare, amongst other topics. In one section, Woolf invented a fictional character Judith "Shakespeare's Sister", to illustrate that a woman with Shakespeare's gifts would have been denied the same opportunities to develop them because of the doors that were closed to women. Woolf also examines the careers of several female authors, including Aphra Behn, Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters and George Eliot. The author subtly refers to several of the most prominent intellectuals of the time, and her hybrid name for the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge—Oxbridge—has become a well-known term in English satire, although she was not the first to use it. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A sketch of Aphra Behn by George Scharf from a portrait believed to be lost. ... A watercolour and pencil sketch of Jane Austen, believed to be drawn from life by her sister Cassandra (c. ... The Brontë sisters, painted by their brother, Branwell c. ... Mary Ann (Marian) Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ... Oxbridge is a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ...

The title comes from Woolf's conception that, 'a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction' (chapter 1). It also refers to any author's need for poetic license and the personal liberty to create art. Artistic licence or license (US), also known as dramatic license/licence, is a colloquial term used to denote the liberties an artist may take in the name of art — for example, if an artist decided it was more artistically correct to portray St. ...

Plays, Film and Television adaptations

It was adapted as a play by Patrick Garland who also directed Eileen Atkins in its stage performance. Their television adaptation was broadcast on PBS Masterpiece Theatre in 1991. Patrick Garland (born April 10, 1935) is an actor and a director of British theatre, television and film, and a writer. ... Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born June 16, 1934 in London, England) is a British writer and an award-winning film and theatre actress. ... PBS redirects here. ... Masterpiece Theatre is a long-running anthology television series produced by WGBH which premiered on PBS on January 10, 1971. ...

External links

• Online edition
• A Room of One's Own at the Internet Movie Database