Clarissa's Ciphers : Meaning and Disruption in Richardson's Clarissa Paperback / softback
by 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:204 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:01/11/2016
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- ISBN:9781501707148
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:204 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:01/11/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781501707148