Clarissa's Ciphers

Meaning and Disruption in Richardson's Clarissa

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Terry Castle

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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.

Author Biography:

Terry Castle is Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University. She is the author of many books, including The Apparitional Lesbian: Female Homosexuality and Modern Culture, Boss Ladies, Watch Out! Essays on Women, Sex, and Writing, and The Professor: A Sentimental Education.

Release date NZ

July 31st, 1982

Author

Terry Castle

Pages

204

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Dimensions

152x229x22

ISBN-13

9780801414954

Product ID

15225517

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