Clarissa's Ciphers Meaning and Disruption in Richardson's Clarissa |
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Author:
| Castle, Terry |
ISBN: | 978-1-5017-0714-8 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
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...