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Revisiting Richardson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barr, Rebecca Anne.
- Series:
- Transits: Literature, Thought and Culture, 1650-1850 Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--18th century.
- English literature.
- Gender identity in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick : Bucknell University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- This scholarly volume, edited by Rebecca Anne Barr and Bonnie Latimer, examines the works of Samuel Richardson, an influential 18th-century English novelist, through contemporary critical perspectives. The contributors explore themes such as gender dynamics, race, queer studies, and digital methodologies, showcasing Richardson’s relevance to modern cultural and political discourse. The collection builds upon recent advances in Richardson studies, including the Cambridge Edition of his works, offering nuanced insights into the author's engagement with print culture, authorship, and societal power structures. Intended for academics and students of English literature, the book highlights Richardson's impact on literary history and his ongoing significance in critical theory. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction / Rebecca Anne Barr and Bonnie Latimer
- 1. Citizens of the Future: The Apprentice's Vade Mecum in Context / Bonnie Latimer
- 2. Queer Time in Pamela / Declan Kavanagh
- 3. "Happy, Happy, Happy, Thrice Happy Pamela"? Gendered Happiness and the Happiness Gap in Pamela and Pamela II / Heather Ladd
- 4. Conceptual Richardson / Amelia Dale
- 5. Clarissa with Sade: Persecution and Plot after Richardson / Samuel Rowe
- 6. Clarissa and White Supremacy: Race, Gender, and Erasure / Kerry Sinanan
- 7. Misogyny and the Male Virgin in Sir Charles Grandison / Rebecca Anne Barr
- 8. Solving for Y: Fictive Kinship and Character in The History of Sir Charles Grandison / Sarah Berkowitz
- 9. "One in a Hundred": Extending the Influence of Richardson's Sir Charles Grandison / E. Derek Taylor
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Notes on Contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-68448-567-3
- OCLC:
- 1514978325
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