“Only violence counts, only evil works ceaselessly and unhindered…”: Representations of Rape in Contemporary Modern Greek Literature

Abstract

This paper uses a feminist framework to explore representations of rape in contemporary Greek prose. By focusing on discursive and narrative strategies employed by writers when dealing with rape its aim is to explore the ways rape is both “scripted” by and “scripts” social and cultural norms. More specifically, at stake throughout this paper is the role that rape plays to the construction of gender identity and sexuality.