Samuel Richardson
Paperback | Pages: 1534 pages Rating: 3.37 | 7696 Users | 323 Reviews
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| Title | : | Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady |
| Author | : | Samuel Richardson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1534 pages |
| Published | : | August 29th 1985 by Penguin Classics (first published 1748) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Literature. 18th Century. Romance. Novels. European Literature. British Literature |
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Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection. Lovelace, however, proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome and increasingly brutal sexual advances. And yet, Clarissa finds his charm alluring, her scrupulous sense of virtue tinged with unconfessed desire. Told through a complex series of interweaving letters, "Clarissa" is a richly ambiguous study of a fatally attracted couple and a work of astonishing power and immediacy. A huge success when it first appeared in 1747, and translated into French and German, it remains one of the greatest of all European novels. Its rich ambiguities - our sense of Clarissa's scrupulous virtue tinged with intimations of her capacity for self-deception in matters of sex; the wicked and amusing faces of Lovelace, who must be easily the most charming villain in English literature - give the story extraordinary psychological momentum. .Itemize Books Conducive To Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady
| Original Title: | Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady |
| ISBN: | 0140432159 (ISBN13: 9780140432152) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Clarissa Harlowe, Robert Lovelace |
Rating Containing Books Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady
Ratings: 3.37 From 7696 Users | 323 ReviewsColumn Containing Books Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady
What an astonishing novel! It has taken me the best part of a year to read Clarissa, yet despite its great length and the fact I knew the outlines of the story before I began, the principal emotion I felt throughout was tensionwhat would happen next? Richardson is a master at postponementgiven the novels subject, perhaps we might even call it seductionspinning things out until suddenly there is resolution and the story moves on.The first section of the novel, for example, principally an exchangeBettie's Bookshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je9l5...Four part TV series from 1991. It didn't make me change my star rating any, yet was enjoyable enough to view.
I would never recommend this book to anyone.I will say that first off, despite my love of it, despite the fact that it will remain present in my consciousness a long time, and I may write things on it, may deliberately continue my interaction with the text in the way that one sometimes does after finishing a book that has had such an impact upon them.For it was a completely devestating eight hundred closely written pages, letter after letter after letter. One knew from very early on where the
review to follow - first impression - charming, but not for everyone, the fact its written as a letter exchange between characters should be pointed out to unsuspecting readers before they choose this one ;)
I would never recommend this book to anyone.I will say that first off, despite my love of it, despite the fact that it will remain present in my consciousness a long time, and I may write things on it, may deliberately continue my interaction with the text in the way that one sometimes does after finishing a book that has had such an impact upon them.For it was a completely devestating eight hundred closely written pages, letter after letter after letter. One knew from very early on where the
I think Samuel Richardsons Clarissa : Or the History of a Young Lady is one of the greatest works ever penned, possibly even the greatest ever. (Yes, even greater than Shakespeare!)But at over 1536 exquisite, finely wrought pages I know it is not for everyoneIf you like the best this world can offer and if you are willing to devote your full attention to the product of an exceptional genius then Clarissa : Or the History of a Young Lady is the book for you.
Free download available at eBooks@Adelaide.And the audio version at LibriVox..From BBC Radio 4 - Classical Serial:Dramatisation by Hattie Naylor of the 1748 novel by Samuel Richardson.The beautiful young heiress Clarissa Harlowe is dangerously attracted by the wiles of the notorious libertine Robert Lovelace. Threatened by an imminent marriage arranged with the odious suitor her family have found for her, Lovelace persuades Clarissa to flee with him.Clarissa Harlowe ...... Zoe WaitesRobert
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