Clarissa's Ciphers
Meaning and Disruption in Richardson's Clarissa
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Published:31st Jul '82
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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 victim of hermeneutic abuse. Drawing on feminist criticism and hermeneutic theory, Castle examines the question of authority in the novel. By tracing the patterns of abuse and exploitation that occur when meanings are arbitrarily and violently imposed, she explores the sexual politics of reading.
ISBN: 9780801414954
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
Weight: 907g
204 pages