This first-ever study of rape in modern American drama examines portrayals of rape; raped women and rapists in 36 plays written between 1970 and 2007; the period during which the feminist movement made rape a matter of public discourse. These dramas reveal much about sexuality and masculine and feminine identity in the United States. The author traces the impact of second-wave feminism; antifeminist backlash; third-wave feminism and postfeminism on the dramatic depiction of rape. The prevalence of commonly accepted rape mythsmdash;that women who dress provocatively invite sexual assault; for examplemdash;is well documented; along with equally frequent examples which dispute these myths.
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