Force or fraud : British seduction stories and the problem of resistance, 1660-1760 /

This text tells the story of how rape and seduction came to be distinguished according to measures of women's resistance and consent in low-brow 'amatory' writing, by writers such as Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, Eliza Haywood, and Samuel Richardson.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bowers, Toni
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2011]
Subjects:	English fiction > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism. English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism. Seduction in literature. Women in literature. Authority in literature. Literature and morals > History > 17th century. Literature and morals > History > 18th century. Roman anglais > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique. Séduction dans la littérature. Femmes dans la littérature. Autorité dans la littérature. Littérature et morale > Histoire > 17e siècle. Littérature et morale > Histoire > 18e siècle. English fiction > Early modern Authority in literature English fiction Literature and morals Seduction in literature Women in literature 1500-1799 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	This text tells the story of how rape and seduction came to be distinguished according to measures of women's resistance and consent in low-brow 'amatory' writing, by writers such as Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, Eliza Haywood, and Samuel Richardson.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 365 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191725340 019172534X