Clarissa

Japanese: 《Clarissa》(英語表記)Clarissa
Clarissa

…the libertine who appears in the epistolary novel Clarissa (1747-48) by the British novelist S. Richardson. Lovelace is the son of an aristocrat and is proud of his family background, but he sets his sights on Clarissa Harlow, a young woman of the upstart middle class, and tries to seduce her.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Clarissa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリスの小説家S.リチャードソンの書簡体小説《クラリッサClarissa》(1747‐48)に登場する放蕩者。ラブレースは貴族を伯父にもち家柄を誇るが,成上りの中産階級の娘クラリッサ・ハーローに目をつけ彼女を誘惑しようとする。…

※「《Clarissa》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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