Clarissa's Ciphers

Meaning and Disruption in Richardson's Clarissa

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Feminist Criticism, British
Cover of the book Clarissa's Ciphers by Terry Castle, Cornell University Press
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Author: Terry Castle ISBN: 9781501706936
Publisher: Cornell University Press Publication: November 1, 2016
Imprint: Cornell University Press Language: English
Author: Terry Castle
ISBN: 9781501706936
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication: November 1, 2016
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Language: English

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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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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