1st Edition

The Narrative Power of Domestic Space Metaphors for Change in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century British Women’s Writing

By Jackie Goodman Copyright 2027
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

The Narrative Power of Domestic Space: Metaphors for Change in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century British Women’s Writing  examines how domestic environments function as active agents in nineteenth- and twentieth-century British women’s fiction. Spanning the period 1847–1985, the book argues that houses, rented rooms, hotels, boarding houses and communal dwellings are not merely settings but... Read more

Introduction

1 Ordered Space

2 Borrowed Space

3 Serviced Space

4 Shared Space

5 ‘Makings and Unmakings’: The Role of Domestic Space in Stories of Change

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Jackie Goodman, PhD, is Director and Founder of The Feral Art School in Hull. She taught at Hull School of Art and Design, where she was Associate Dean and course leader for BA (Hons) Journalism and Digital Media. Her research focuses on literature, domestic space and alternative art education, and she is an Honorary Research Associate at The University of Hull.