ELH., Volume 74Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 ELH publishes studies that interpret the conditions affecting major works in English and American literature. The journal seeks to emphasize the importance of historical continuity in the discipline of letters without sponsoring particular methods or aims. |
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Page 117
... Clarissa opens , the peace of the Harlowe family has been shat- tered by what its members view as an exceptional act of will . In his last testament , Grandfather Harlowe has left Clarissa a small estate , passing over those ( her ...
... Clarissa opens , the peace of the Harlowe family has been shat- tered by what its members view as an exceptional act of will . In his last testament , Grandfather Harlowe has left Clarissa a small estate , passing over those ( her ...
Page 134
... Clarissa's executor , Belford insists on following her last will to the letter , thwarting Lovelace's plan to take possession of her corpse : Clarissa's body is returned to her family for burial . The period before her final interment ...
... Clarissa's executor , Belford insists on following her last will to the letter , thwarting Lovelace's plan to take possession of her corpse : Clarissa's body is returned to her family for burial . The period before her final interment ...
Page 138
... Clarissa's posthumous claim to ownership of the incorporeal “ History of a Young Lady , ” that is , her history , an ownership which she enacts through her executor , Belford ... Clarissa is , 138 Gothic Possession in Clarissa.
... Clarissa's posthumous claim to ownership of the incorporeal “ History of a Young Lady , ” that is , her history , an ownership which she enacts through her executor , Belford ... Clarissa is , 138 Gothic Possession in Clarissa.
Contents
CONTENTS | 1 |
Space and Place in Paradise Lost | 27 |
Tainted Love and Romantic Literary Celebrity | 59 |
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