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Book · 1929 · Authorship

A Room of One's Own

by Virginia Woolf · Brought up by 3 people on 4 podcasts

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They want— you know how Virginia Woolf said, 'The job of the writer is to put the severed parts together'? I think she wrote that in 'Three Guineas', one of my favorite books.
Roseanne Barr · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Jun 2024 Listen at 41:47

Questions about A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

Who recommends A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf on podcasts?

Roseanne Barr (1 episode) has recommended A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf on podcasts. In all, 3 people brought it up across 4 podcasts (1 person recommended it).

Which podcasts mention A Room of One's Own the most?

Behind the Bastards (1 episode), The Book Review (1 episode), The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (1 episode) and The Tim Ferriss Show (1 episode).

Is A Room of One's Own recommended, or only discussed?

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2024-12-21.

What do people say about A Room of One's Own?

Roseanne Barr on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (2024-06-03): "They want, you know how Virginia Woolf said, 'The job of the writer is to put the severed parts together'? I think she wrote that in 'Three Guineas', one of my favorite books."

When was A Room of One's Own last mentioned on a podcast?

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf was last discussed on Behind the Bastards on 2024-12-21.

The best things said about it

3 of 4 · every mention
Discussed
But if you read A Room of One's Own, it's basically one of the earliest feminist manifestos that exist.
Claire Hughes Johnson The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2024
Discussed
And the essay I mean silence is in a way is in dialogue with with A Room of One's Own which is Wolf's very important you know almost you'd say revolutionary essay.
A.O. Scott The Book Review · Mar 2021
Discussed
And you know, we have that image also like of the patron or something or like Virginia Wolf says you need like money enough to have a room of one's own. But if we put ourselves together in this way, then we are trying to yeah I don't know create more time for ourselves to write.
On the show Behind the Bastards · Dec 2024

Where and when it comes up

Why people recommend it

A Room of One's Own is a revolutionary extended essay by Virginia Woolf based on a series of lectures she delivered at Cambridge, arguing for women's intellectual freedom and financial independence. On an episode of Behind the Bastards, a guest invoked Woolf's famous title while discussing the material conditions writers require in order to create and carve out time for their work. A.O. Scott brought up the essay on The Book Review while analyzing the literary dialogue between Woolf's and Tillie Olsen's works, praising it as a revolutionary piece of writing. On The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Roseanne Barr named Woolf's Three Guineas as one of her favorite books, recalling Woolf's sentiment that a writer's job is to piece together severed parts. Furthermore, Claire Hughes Johnson discussed A Room of One's Own on The Tim Ferriss Show, characterizing it as one of the earliest and most vital feminist manifestos in existence.

Every mention

4 quotes from 4 episodes · 1 passing or ad reads below
Roseanne Barr They want— you know how Virginia Woolf said, 'The job of the writer is to put the severed parts together'?… 1
Recommended
“They want— you know how Virginia Woolf said, 'The job of the writer is to put the severed parts together'? I think she wrote that in 'Three Guineas', one of my favorite books.”
A.O. Scott and the essay I mean silence is in a way is in dialogue with with A Room of One's Own which is Wolf's very… 1
Discussed
“and the essay I mean silence is in a way is in dialogue with with A Room of One's Own which is Wolf's very important you know almost you'd say revolutionary essay”
Claire Hughes Johnson But if you read A Room of One's Own, it's basically one of the earliest feminist manifestos that exist. 1
Discussed
“But if you read A Room of One's Own, it's basically one of the earliest feminist manifestos that exist.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Discussed
“And you know, we have that image also like of the patron or something or like Virginia Wolf says you need like money enough to have a room of one's own. But if we put ourselves together in this way, then we are trying to yeah I don't know create more time for ourselves to write.”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“she writes a blog post that says we need an archive of of One's Own and that was playing off this thing a room of one Zone by Virginia Woolf”

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