Edgeworth's Belinda: An Artful Composition

Very early in Maria Edgeworth's Belinda (1801; rev. 1810),1 in a chapter entitled "Masks," the novel's hero, Clarence Hervey, having been accused of courting Belinda, exclaims, "Do you think I don't see as plainly as any of you, that Belinda Portman's a composition...

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Published in:Women's studies 2002, Vol.31 (3), p.323-348
Main Author: Egenolf, Susan Bolet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gender studies
Literary criticism
Maria Edgeworth
Novelists
Novels
Women's studies
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Summary:Very early in Maria Edgeworth's Belinda (1801; rev. 1810),1 in a chapter entitled "Masks," the novel's hero, Clarence Hervey, having been accused of courting Belinda, exclaims, "Do you think I don't see as plainly as any of you, that Belinda Portman's a composition of art and affectation?" (26).
ISSN:0049-7878
1547-7045
DOI:10.1080/00497870212520