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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
This is a long essay, with lots of repetition. Not Woolf's best.
A very interesting read about the intersection of feminism and pacifist ideals surrounding war in the 1930's. Looking towards contextualization, this essay is given layers of depth when analyzed through the lens of Woolf's personal life, where it becomes clear that the "man" she is writing too is a symbol for male modernity and the authors who ruled it at the time. As someone who was left out of the public sphere of literature because of her gender, Woolf lets her frustration and anger shine through in this piece.
As a woman, I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.
Virginia Woolf while tackling how Britain could refrain from going to war makes the connection between fascism and the oppression of women.
informative
reflective
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
inspiring
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Three Guineas is the other half of the novel-essay conceived by Virginia Woolf that ultimately split apart into a novel (The Years) and an essay-length book (Three Guineas). Here Woolf charmingly responds to the honorary treasurer of an anti-war organization who wants her to donate to and join their cause. Before sending him her guinea, though Woolf explores how she, as an "educated man's daughter" could most effectively help the pacifist cause while also mulling over requests from two other honorary treasurers raising money for women's education and for support in women entering the professions. Backed up by numerous quotations from newspapers, biographies, and diaries/letters, Woolf weaves a compelling, logical, and witty response to her requestors. Written on the brink of World War II, and mere decades after British women had won the right to vote, to get an education, and to enter the professions, the arguments feel like more than just an intellectual exercise -- there is really something at stake here. Often seen as a companion piece to A Room of One's Own, Woolf's take-down of the patriarchy and her understanding of its impact on the lives of women continue to feel fresh and vibrant. She also gives David Foster Wallace a run for his money in the funny footnote department.
