Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Theatre
First Advisor
Mira Felner
Second Advisor
Claudia Orenstein
Academic Program Adviser
Mira Felner
Abstract
The English Restoration’s heightened interest in sexuality promoted the use of rape narratives on the stage. Aphra Behn, the first woman to earn her living as a playwright, used these narratives in her work (specifically in The Rover and The City Heiress) as a means of social critique.
Recommended Citation
Piccirillo, Caitlyn, "The Force of Seduction: the Use of Rape Narratives in the Plays of Aphra Behn" (2017). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/138
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