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Author:

Shepherd, Lynn, 1964-

Title:

Clarissa's painter : portraiture, illustration, and representation in the novels of Samuel Richardson / Lynn Shepherd.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

x, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Richardson, Samuel,--1689-1761--Criticism and interpretation.
Art and literature--England--History--18th century.
Portraits in literature
Imagery (Psychology) in literature
Mimesis in literature
Illustration of books--18th century

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : Samuel Richardson's 'paintive art' -- Eighteenth-century portraiture : form, use, meaning, spectatorship -- Richardson's first portrait : the Hayman conversation piece -- Richardson's first novel : images of Pamela from Carwitham to Highmore -- 'Now for a likeness to illustrate the surprising scene' : portraiture and representation in Clarissa -- 'I am a painter, madam' : portraiture and representation in Sir Charles Grandison -- Conclusion : Richardson's legacy, portraiture and representation in Mansfield Park.

Series:

Oxford English monographs

ISBN:

0199566690
9780199566693

OCLC:

(OCoLC)377822899

LCCN:

2009032266

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)