Writing the survivor : the rape novel in late twentieth-century American fiction / Robin E. Field.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Field, Robin E., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Rape in literature.

Rape victims in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Clemson : Clemson University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Writing the Survivor explores how rape novels place survivors at the heart of narratives of sexual violence rather than the perpetrators. This new genre of American fiction develops innovative narratological strategies to sensitively portray violent, disturbing subject matter and promote political activism in its readers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Rape Consciousness: From Activism to Text

2. Breaking Silence, Telling Tales: Writing Rape in Novels of the 1970s

3. "The Victim Demands Narrative": Writing the Perspective of the Rape Victim-Survivor in the Long 1980s

4. Tracing Trauma in Rape Fiction of the Long 1990s

5. Writing the Male Rape Survivor: The Rape Novel in the Twenty-First Century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Field, Robin E., 1976- Writing the survivor

ISBN:

9781942954835

1942954832

OCLC:

1119763337

Publisher Number:

99985884123