English Literature A-Level
domestic sphere
What domestic sphere means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of domestic sphere
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A sphere Woolf critiques, presented as both a sanctuary and a site of patriarchal confinement.
Topics that use domestic sphere
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- Social class, propriety, and patriarchal constraints
- stream of consciousness
- The economic vulnerability of women and the marriage market
- female interiority
- patriarchal structures
- Sense (rationality) versus sensibility (emotion)
- Sisterhood and female relationships
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