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Clarissa and Justine: The misfortunes of virtue669 views
Author
Parham, III, Sidney Field, Department of English, University of Virginia
Advisors
Day, Douglas, Department of English , University of Virginia
Abstract
<p>At first glance Sade and Richardson appear to be the most disparate authors ever to appear on the <i>Index Librorum Prohibitorum</i>. The French translation of <i>Pamela</i> was placed on the Index in 1744 by Benedict XIV, and the history of de Sade's censorship is a volume in itself. This paper will try to suggest that this disparity is deceiving and that both authors address themselves to similar moral, religious, and psychological themes--although they are often on different sides of a question,</p>
Parham, III, Sidney Field. Clarissa and Justine: The misfortunes of virtue. University of Virginia, Department of English, MA (Master of Arts), 1969-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3G44HQ05.
