Samuel Richardson [ Art and Literature ]
… © National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 161, circa 1747. Résumé This entry shows how Richardson, through his writing and reading practices, fashioned links with his readers and created a society of writers and readers based on … him to promote sociability through the creation of a society of writers and readers. For one thing, in his Familiar Letters 1 , he gave his readers practical advice on how to become a sociable people and behave as such, what company to … might enjoy the pleasures of conversation. For another thing, the interplay takes place between real and fictional letters as Richardson’s three novels are – partly in the case of Pamela; Or, Virtue Rewarded , and wholly in the case of …
Correspondence | Emotions | Fiction | Friendship
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