‘Violence against the Earth is Violence against Women’: The Rape Theme in Women’s Eco-Narratives
The metaphorical connection between women and the Earth is a recurring literary trope which is often articulated through the theme of rape. In many narratives the sexual abuse of women is, for instance, equated with the colonial penetration and conquering of the land. Today many women writers have u...
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University of Udine
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Le Simplegadi |
| Online Access: | http://all.uniud.it/simplegadi/wp-content/uploads/2017/Simplegadi_17_2017_Saidero.pdf |