The Marvellous in Fielding's NovelsUniversity Press of America, 1981 - 235 pages The first full length work to explore in depth Fielding's concept of wonder and the marvellous. Argues that Fielding defended the classical Christian ideas of wonder) wonder as the beginning of Philosophy) in an age that reduced wonder to vulgar astonishment at the grotesque, the old, and the curious (what Fielding calls 'the monstrous'). |
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... Booth both risks his life and sacrifices his happiness . However , Booth's magnanimous spirit that offers his life to his country and his heroic deeds at sea that are inspired by a sense of pub- lic service rather than vainglory go ...
... Booth both risks his life and sacrifices his happiness . However , Booth's magnanimous spirit that offers his life to his country and his heroic deeds at sea that are inspired by a sense of pub- lic service rather than vainglory go ...
Page 131
... Booth says of him , " The doctor hath an income of little more than six hundred pounds a year , and I am convinced he gives away four of it " ( p . 304 , Bk . XII , ch . viii ) . Harrison reveals his liberal- ity to Booth and Amelia not ...
... Booth says of him , " The doctor hath an income of little more than six hundred pounds a year , and I am convinced he gives away four of it " ( p . 304 , Bk . XII , ch . viii ) . Harrison reveals his liberal- ity to Booth and Amelia not ...
Page 138
... Booth's affair with Miss Matthews . As Booth later comes to discover , Amelia not only has known about his liaison for some time but also has silently forgiven him -- displaying a largeness of soul that astonishes Booth : " Amelia never ...
... Booth's affair with Miss Matthews . As Booth later comes to discover , Amelia not only has known about his liaison for some time but also has silently forgiven him -- displaying a largeness of soul that astonishes Booth : " Amelia never ...
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ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
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