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- ISBN 9781041268864
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 08 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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 dynamic metaphors through which female protagonists negotiate identity, autonomy and social constraint. Drawing on architectural theory, spatial philosophy and social history, the study situates literary representations of home within wider debates about gender, class, property and modernity.
Through close readings of a wide range of women writers, the monograph demonstrates how domestic space reflects moments of psychological crisis, liminality and transformation. By placing built environments at the centre of narrative analysis, it offers an original interdisciplinary framework that contributes to feminist literary criticism, spatial humanities and material culture studies.
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.
