Intimate violence : reading rape and torture in twentieth-century fiction /

Victims of rape and torture experience a forced intimacy with their violators that may be exaggerated, unveiled, or obscured in the act of representation. Focusing on acts of "intimate violence" and their fictional representations, this study explores the disturbing dynamics that propel re...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tanner, Laura E., 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
1900-1999
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Victims of crimes in literature.
Human body in literature.
Reader-response criticism.
Violence in literature.
Torture in literature.
Women in literature.
Rape in literature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Victimes d'actes criminels dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Esthétique de la réception.
Violence dans la littérature.
Torture dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Viol dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction.
English fiction.
Verkrachting.
Martelen.
Letterkunde.
Engels.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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