Classics & Literature
Clarissa
Samuel Richardson’s epistolary novel follows Clarissa Harlowe as family pressure, coercion, sexual violence, and questions of virtue shape her struggle for autonomy and moral dignity
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Books by Samuel Richardson
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IdeasEmotionVirtueCoercionFamilyReputation
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Classics & Literature
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4
Volume 4 of Clarissa Harlowe deepens the novel’s central struggle between Clarissa’s desire for moral independence and the increasingly coercive forces surrounding her. Samuel Richardson tells the story through letters, so the reader experiences events as private evidence rather than as a
Classics & Literature
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5
Volume 5 continues Clarissa Harlowe’s descent into a conflict where personal safety and moral independence are inseparable. Richardson’s letter-based structure becomes especially powerful here because characters continually justify themselves on paper, revealing how easily manipulation can be
Military & War
Pamela, or virtue rewarded
Pamela Andrews is a young servant who finds herself under increasing pressure from Mr. B
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