Table of Contents
Introduction
I. Samuel Richardson''s Literary Creations
II. Review of Grandison Scholarship
III. Grandison as an Archetypal Male Moral Paragon
IV. Structure of the Book
Chapter One The Ideal Gentleman''s Frames of Reference
I. Spenser''s Ideal Gentleman
II. Hobbes''s Philosophy of Human Nature and Its Influences
III. A Moral Concern over Human Nature in the Eighteenth Century
Chapter Two The Establishment of Grandison as a Sublime Hero
I. Aesthetics of the Sublime
II. The Sublimation of Sir Charles Grandison
III. The Deification and Consecration of Grandison
Chapter Three Sublime Qualities of Grandison''s Character
I. A Prudent Fighter Against Passions
II. “The Chevalier Grandison”
III. The New Code of Chivalry
Chapter Four Grandison as a Mouthpiece of Richardson
I. Richardson''s Characterization in Pamela and Clarissa
II. The Misinterpretations of Lovelace
III. A New Narrative Strategy
Afterword
Bibliography