Shepherd, Lynn, 1964-

Clarissa's painter : portraiture, illustration, and representation in the novels of Samuel Richardson / Lynn Shepherd. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - x, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Oxford English monographs .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761 --Criticism and interpretation.


Art and literature--History--England--18th century.
Portraits in literature.
Imagery (Psychology) in literature.
Mimesis in literature.
Illustration of books--18th century.

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