English Literature A-Level
Cultural influence
What Cultural influence means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cultural influence
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The shaping of these genres by the cultures that produce them, so that they change as those cultures change.
Topics that use Cultural influence
- Texts and genres (AQA A-Level)
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