Patmore’s “Angel in the House” is no longer read but it defined the domestic ideal for much of the 19th century.
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Patmore’s “Angel,” a Dangerous Poem
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How to View Prejudice in the Classics
How to handle instances of prejudice in the classics? Let the values battles fly.
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An Ideal Mother
When I think of a mother-son relationship that most matches my own, I think of Betsy Trotwood and David Copperfield.
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