Feminism, Literature and Rape Narratives : Violence and Violation.
The essays in this volume discuss narrative strategies employed by international writers when dealing with rape and sexual violence, whether in fiction, poetry, memoir, or drama. In developing these new feminist readings of rape narratives, the contributors aim to incorporate arguments about trauma...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The essays in this volume discuss narrative strategies employed by international writers when dealing with rape and sexual violence, whether in fiction, poetry, memoir, or drama. In developing these new feminist readings of rape narratives, the contributors aim to incorporate arguments about trauma and resistance in order to establish new dimensions of healing. This book makes a vital contribution to the fields of literary studies and feminism, since while other volumes have focused on retroactive portrayals of rape in literature, to date none has focused entirely on the subversive work tha. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (269 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781136615856 1136615857 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
