1st Edition
Samuel Richardson's Published Commentary on Clarissa, 1747-1765 Vol 1
436 Pages
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Routledge
This three-volume set brings together all that Samuel Richardson himself published on the composition, printing and interpretation of "Clarissa". The various short works reveal Richardson's reactions to the concerns and issues raised by contemporary readers.
Volume 1: Prefaces , Postscripts an d Related Writings. Introduction by Jocelyn Harris Acknowledgements & Copy Texts Headnotes by Thomas Keymer 1. Preliminary matter to Volumes I and II of the First Edition (December 1747) 12. William Warburton’s Preface to Volumes III and IV of the First Edition (April 1748) 3. Endnote to Volume IV of the First Edition (April 1748) 4. Postscript to Volumes V, VI and VII of the First Edition (December 1748) 5. Preliminary Matter to the Second Edition (June 1749) 66. Answer to the Letter of a Very Reverend and Worthy Gentleman, Objecting to the Warmth of a Particular Scene in the History of Clarissa (June 1749) 7. Albrecht von Haller’s review of Clarissa with Richardson’s annotations, Gentleman's Magazine, 19 (June and August 1749) 8. Meditations Collected from the Sacred Books (1750) 9. Postscript to the Third Edition (April 1751) 10. Six Original Letters upon Duelling (1765) Appendix A: The Specimen of New Clarissa Appendix B: Hints of Prefaces for Clarissa
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