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A landmark classic in the field of feminist literature. Susan Cuba, a well-known feminist scholar and co-author of "The Madwoman in the Attic", provides a 20,000-word introduction. A Room of One's Own is based on two lectures Woolf gave at Cambridge University in 1928. In 1929, Woolf combined the two speeches into one, entitled "Women and Novel", and published it in the American magazine "Forum". It was later published as a book under the title "A Room of One's Own", which caused a sensation. The style of "Room" is humorous, quirky, and full of quotations. It uses sharp words to interrogate the injustice and oppression of "women" as the second gender in legal and social history, and eloquently puts forward the importance of economic foundation and independent space to women's mental freedom. There is also a wonderful discussion on the idea that "great souls are androgynous". Woolf encouraged women to break the cage in their minds, bravely go to the outside world, cultivate free habits, and create to their heart's content.
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