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Reason and religion in Clarissa : Samuel Richardson and 'the famous Mr. Norris, of Bemerton' / E. Derek Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Derek.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epistolary fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Epistolary fiction, English.
- Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761. Clarissa.
- Richardson, Samuel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Departing from traditional Lockean readings of Clarissa, E. Derek Taylor offers a new interpretation informed by the writings of Locke's first critic, John Norris. Alluded to throughout Richardson's novel, Norris's philosophical and religious ideas provide the rhetorical grounding for Clarissa, while the arguments on behalf of women by early feminists like Mary Astell (an intellectual ally of Norris) supply the combination of progressive feminism and conservative theology that animate the text.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The End of Clarissa; 1 Un-Locke-ing Samuel Richardson; 2 Mary Astell, Elizabeth Carter, Clarissa Harlowe, and other "Descendants" of Norris; 3 Out-Norrised; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-166) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-003-06344-6
- 1-351-15074-X
- 1-282-05452-X
- 9786612054525
- 0-7546-9587-5
- OCLC:
- 322495595
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