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Page 80
... Clarissa in turn to discredit him . ( p . 89 ) On this reading Clarissa's resistance and death are against the grain historically ; her deathbed forgiveness of Lovelace ' reflects something of the bourgeoisie's impulse to make peace ...
... Clarissa in turn to discredit him . ( p . 89 ) On this reading Clarissa's resistance and death are against the grain historically ; her deathbed forgiveness of Lovelace ' reflects something of the bourgeoisie's impulse to make peace ...
Page 81
... Clarissa Harlowe and her Times ' , p . 102 ) In Clarissa the institution of marriage therefore forms the battlefield for a clash of class - related ' codes ' - the cynical and dissolute but socially self - confident aristocratic code ...
... Clarissa Harlowe and her Times ' , p . 102 ) In Clarissa the institution of marriage therefore forms the battlefield for a clash of class - related ' codes ' - the cynical and dissolute but socially self - confident aristocratic code ...
Page 82
... Clarissa and Pamela illustrate the naïvety of a straightforward reflectionist theory of society and fiction more strikingly than Crusoe does . While the heroines of Pamela and Clarissa are undeniably caught up in the advance of a middle ...
... Clarissa and Pamela illustrate the naïvety of a straightforward reflectionist theory of society and fiction more strikingly than Crusoe does . While the heroines of Pamela and Clarissa are undeniably caught up in the advance of a middle ...
Contents
Theoretical Approaches | 21 |
Defoe and Richardson | 59 |
Varieties of Conservative | 87 |
Copyright | |
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