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Samuel Richardson and Edward Young's Authorship Network.

  • Published In: Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2023, v. 56, n. 4. P. 601 1 of 3

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  • Authored By: Havens, Hilary 3 of 3

Abstract

The correspondence between Edward Young and Samuel Richardson reveals not only their reciprocal friendship, but also their complex network of authorship. Beginning with Young's Night-Thoughts (1742–46) and Richardson's Clarissa (1747–48), Richardson took an increasingly active role in Young's compositions, culminating in Conjectures on Original Composition (1759), while Young had a diminished effect on Richardson's writings. By viewing their work as part of a larger trajectory of literary influence, we can trace Richardson's significant impact on Conjectures on Original Composition and rightly consider him as that text's co-author, though he is framed instead as the work's recipient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Eighteenth-Century Studies. 2023/07, Vol. 56, Issue 4, p601
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0013-2586
  • DOI:10.1353/ecs.2023.a900661
  • Accession Number:164584210
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