The Angel in the House
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The Angel in the House is a mid-19th-century narrative poem by Coventry Patmore that idealizes a selflessly devoted, submissive Victorian wife and became emblematic of traditional gender norms.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Angel in the House canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Victorian studies
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feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Victorian gender ideology
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cult of domesticity ⓘ |
| author | Coventry Patmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
female self‑sacrifice
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gender roles ⓘ marital harmony ⓘ submissive femininity ⓘ wifely devotion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
later criticized by feminists
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widely admired in the 19th century ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became emblematic of traditional gender norms
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influenced Victorian ideals of womanhood ⓘ title phrase became shorthand for idealized domestic femininity ⓘ |
| firstPartPublicationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| form | verse sequence ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic poetry
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple cantos ⓘ |
| ideology | separate spheres doctrine ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Virginia Woolf's essay "Professions for Women" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Coventry Patmore's first wife Emily Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterInterpretation | seen as symbol of oppressive gender expectations ⓘ |
| laterPartsPublicationPeriod | 1858–1862 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian sentimentalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Virginia Woolf's "Professions for Women" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | regular rhymed stanzas ⓘ |
| notableFor | idealization of domestic femininity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
male breadwinner role
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moral purity in women ⓘ selflessly devoted wife ⓘ submissive wife ⓘ |
| protagonist | idealized wife ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| referencedBy | Virginia Woolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationYear | 1856 ⓘ |
| setting | Victorian middle‑class domestic sphere ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
domestic life
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ideal Victorian wife ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 19th‑century England ⓘ |
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