In thirteen studies of representations of rape in Medieval and Early Modern literature by such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Spenser, this volume argues that some form of sexual violence against women serves as a foundation of Western culture. The volume has two purposes: first, to explore the resistance these pervasive representations generate and have generated for readers - especially for the female reader- and second, to explore what these representations tell us about social formations governing the relationships between men and women. More particularly, Rose and Robertson are interested in how representations of rape manifest a given culture's understanding of the female subject in society.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2016

ISBN

9781137104489

Topic

Literature

Subtopic

Medieval & Early Modern Literary Criticism

Index

Literature

Cover
Half-Title
Title
Dedication
Copyright
Contents
Series Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Introduction
PART I READING AND TEACHING RAPE
PART II THE PHILOMEL LEGACY
PART III LAW, CONSENT, SUBJECTIVITY
PART IV READING RAPE: THE CANONICAL ARTIST, THE FEMINIST READER, AND MALE POETICS
Works Cited
Contributors
Index