Departing from traditional Lockean readings of Clarissa, E. Derek Taylor offers a new interpretation informed by the writings of Locke's first critic, John Norris. Alluded to throughout Richardson's n
Given the progress made in recent years in recovering the writings of early modern women, one might expect that a complete set of the important works of Mary Astell (1666-1731) would have been reissue
This collection of thirteen essays is in honor of the distinguished scholarly career of Melvyn New, professor emeritus of the University of Florida. The first eight essays offer various critical persp
