Clarissa's Ciphers

Clarissa's Ciphers

by Castle, Terry

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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…

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  • Full title :Clarissa's Ciphers

Summary

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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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1982

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Cornell University Press
  • Place of Publication:Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar
  • Language:und
  • Publication Date:1982

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 Online-Ressource (1 electronic resource (208 Seiten))

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781501707148, 1501707140, 1501706942, 9781501706943
  • oclc:on1004186137
  • LC Classification:PR3664.C43
  • Dewey Decimal:823.6

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Literature (General)

Writers

Castle, Terry

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