Force or Fraud: British Seduction Stories and the Problem of Resistance, 1660-17

Description: Force or Fraud by Toni Bowers Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book tell the story of how rape and seduction came to be distinguished according to measures of womens resistance and consent in low-brow "amatory" writing, by writers such as Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, Eliza Haywood, and Samuel Richardson. Publisher Description Force or fraud - rape or seduction? This book examines the development, between the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 and the accession of George III in 1760, of the peculiarly modern habit of making that distinction on the basis of female responsive agency. It tells the story of how rape and seduction came to be distinguished according to measures of womens resistance and consent in low-brow "amatory" writing, and how at the same time amatory fictionsinterrogated the implications of their own procedures, implications still very much with us today. The amatory tales of Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, Eliza Haywood, and Samuel Richardson -early pioneers in British prose fiction - were immensely popular in their day. But they were also scandalous and controversial, not least because they so often depicted innocent young women under assault from men in positions of legitimate authority over them. Focusing on an ideologically-inflected strategy it calls "collusive resistance," Force or Fraud uncovers the paradoxical means by which formulaic late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century seduction stories wielded asurprising degree of power and influence - not only over female imaginations, publication lists, and leisure time, but also over the interpretation of one of the ages most troubling problems, the problem ofconstructing virtuous resistance to those in authority. Stories about the ambiguous seductions of young women helped British political subjects negotiate a period of dramatic change and uncertainty, and to imagine newly legitimate forms of resistance. Author Biography Toni Bowers is Associate Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Details ISBN 0199592136 ISBN-13 9780199592135 Title Force or Fraud Author Toni Bowers Format Hardcover Year 2011 Pages 382 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:161076982; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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