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Samuel Richardson (August 19, 1689 – July 4, 1761) was a major eighteenth century writer, primarily known for his three monumental novels Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison. Richardson is widely considered to be the inventor of the epistolary novel—that is, a novel written in the form of a collection of letters and other ...
Oct 14, 2013 · The 100 best novels: No 4 – Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748) Clarissa is fourth in our list of the best novels written in English – and the first to address affairs of the heart. Robert...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Samuel Richardson . Samuel Richardson, (baptized Aug. 19, 1689, Mackworth, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng.—died July 4, 1761, Parson’s Green, near London), English novelist.
May 29, 2019 · Perhaps Richardson’s (19 August 1689 – 4 July 1761) most important contribution to the development of the novel was his concern for the nonexceptional problems of daily conduct, the relationships between men and women, and the specific class-and-caste distinctions of mid-eighteenth century England.
May 18, 2018 · He is considered the originator of the modern English novel and has also been called the first dramatic novelist as well as the first of the eighteenth-century “sentimental” writers. He introduced tragedy to the novel form and substituted social embarrassment for tragic conflict, thus developing the first novel of manners.
Clarissa, epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in installments in 1747–48. Among the longest English novels ever written (more than a million words), the book has secured a place in literary history for its tremendous psychological insight.
6 - Samuel Richardson. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 January 2012. By. Carol Flynn. Edited by. Robert L. Caserio and. Clement Hawes. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. Writing to Johannes Stinstra in 1753, Samuel Richardson revealed his childhood fascination for learning the secrets of the heart.
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