Belinda (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Maria Edgeworth
- First Published: 1801
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social
- Time of Work: Late eighteenth century
- Setting: London and southern England
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Love or romance, Gender roles, Marriage, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Upper classes, Women, London
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Belinda Portman, an inexperienced young woman when the novel begins. Her character is strengthened rather than corrupted by her exposure to fashionable society. She resists her aunt’s effort to cast her in the role of husband hunter and tries to guard against her feelings of attraction to Clarence Hervey when she is made wary by the inconsistency of his behavior toward her. As an independent-minded woman and a thoughtful reader of serious literature, she rejects superficial measures of social status. When judging others, she looks for evidence of sincere...
[The entire page is 1046 words long]
Navigate
- Belinda (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
- Belinda (Magill Book Reviews)
- Belinda (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
- Belinda (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
See Also:
- Add Belinda to your favorites