The thesis analyzes the position of women in literature as portrayed by Virginia Woolf and, a century later, Deborah Levy. By relying on feminist literary theory, Woolf's essay A Room of One's Own and Levy's living autobiography it indicates the social conditions and situations to which women were subjected, affecting their ability to assert themselves in the literary world and society at large from the 16th century to the present day. The analysis of the works of both authors reveals that the struggle for equality continues in contemporary times.
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