Intimate violence
Body, Human, in literature
Violence in literature
Reader-response criticism
Human body in literature
English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century
American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century
Women in literature
Women and literature
American fiction
English fiction
History and criticism
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 readers into…
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