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Clarissa's Ciphers

Meaning and Disruption in Richardson's Clarissa

Clarissa's Ciphers( )
Author: Castle, Terry
ISBN:978-1-5017-0714-8
Publication Date:Nov 2016
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $16.95
Book Description:

As Samuel Richardson's 'exemplar to her sex,' Clarissa in the eponymous novel published in 1748 is the paradigmatic female victim. In Clarissa's Ciphers, Terry Castle delineates the ways in which, in a world where only voice carries authority, Clarissa is repeatedly silenced, both metaphorically and literally. A victim of rape, she is first a...

Book Details
Pages:204
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.65 Inches
Book Weight:1 Pounds



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