“She sat like a cypher”: Discursive Ventriloquism in Evelina

Evelina is characterized as innocent, guileless and inexperienced, as a natural, but not spotless character, conscious of her own emotions but seemingly unaware of the effect she has on men. She is an ‘innocent abroad’, trying to come to grips with unfamiliar social codes. This unease frequently red...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeffrey Hopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles 2013-12-01
Series:XVII-XVIII
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/1718/536