Reason and Religion in Clarissa

Autorentext

E. Derek Taylor is Professor of English and Modeern Language at the Department of English and Modern Language, Longwood University.

Zusammenfassung
What distinguishes Clarissa from Samuel Richardson's other novels is Richardson's unique awareness of how his plot would end. In the inevitability of its conclusion, in its engagement with virtually every category of human experience, and in its author's desire to communicate religious truth.

Inhalt
Contents: Introduction: the end of Clarissa; Un-Locke-ing Samuel Richardson; Mary Astell, Elizabeth Carter, Clarissa Harlowe, and other 'descendants' of Norris; Out-Norrised; Bibliography; Index.