Compelling engagements : feminism, rape law, and romance fiction / Wendy Larcombe.

Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2005.

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Feminist criticism.

Romance fiction.

Women in literature.

Sex in literature.

Rape -- Australia.

Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.

Sex and law -- Australia.

Introduction. Section I. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Section II. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Section III. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Conclusion. Feminism, rape law and romance fiction

Enduring stabilities

Consent and intent : gendering subjectivity in rape law

Desire and love : gendering subjectivity in Harlequin Mills and Boon fiction

The fortitude of heroines

Victims and the dis/qualification of rape complainants

Heroines and the in/security of romance readers

Fear and hope

False complain(an)ts and other legal fictions

Prefered readers and other romances

Compelling engagements.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781862875258

xi, 170 p ; 21 cm