Richardson,Samuel

Richardson,Samuel
Richardson, Samuel. 1689-1761.
English writer whose epistolary novels include Pamela (1740), often considered the first modern English novel, and Clarissa Harlowe (1747-1748).

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  • Richardson, Samuel — (baptized Aug. 19, 1689, Mackworth, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng. died July 4, 1761, Parson s Green, near London) English novelist. After moving with his family to London at age 10, Richardson was apprenticed to a printer before setting up in… …   Universalium

  • Richardson, Samuel — ► (1689 1761) Novelista inglés. De profesión impresor, es uno de los creadores de la novela inglesa moderna. Destacó en la novela epistolar: Pamela o la virtud recompensada (1740), a la que siguieron Clarissa o la historia de una señorita (1747… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • RICHARDSON, SAMUEL —    novelist, born in Derbyshire, the son of a joiner; was apprenticed to a printer in London, whose daughter he married; set up in the business for himself, and from his success in it became Master of the Stationers Company in 1754, and King s… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Richardson, Samuel — (1689 1761)    Novelist, s. of a joiner, was b. at Derby. His f. had intended him for the Church, but means failed, and at the age of 17 he went to London, and was apprenticed to a printer. Careful and diligent, he prospered in business, became… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Samuel Richardson — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Samuel Richardson Samuel Richardson, creador de la novela epistolar …   Wikipedia Español

  • Richardson — Richardson, Owen Williams Richardson, Samuel Richardson, Tony * * * (as used in expressions) Richardson, Dorothy M(iller) Richardson, Henry Handel Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson Richardson, Henry Hobson Richardson, John …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Samuel Richardson — [Samuel Richardson] (1689–1761) an English author best known for his novels Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1748). They are among the first novels in English literature, and are written in the form of letters between the characters. Both novels… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Samuel — samuel. m. C. Rica. Acción de samuelear. || echar un samuel. fr. C. Rica. samuelear. * * * Samuel, Herbert Louis (Šemū´ēl) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Richardson — (Samuel) (1689 1761) écrivain anglais; pionnier du roman psychologique: Paméla ou la Vertu récompensée (1740), Clarisse Harlowe (1747 1748), l Histoire de sir Charles Grandison (1753) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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