English Literature A-Level
Setting and society
What Setting and society means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Setting and society
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How description of place, work, housing or authority creates a believable society that shapes the reader's political response.
Topics that use Setting and society
- Elements of political and social protest writing (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ambition and power
- Culture, history and continuity over time
- Domestic and interior life under oppression
- Gender politics
- Genre
- Historical and political drama
- Institutional authority
- Institutions, hierarchy and control
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