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'). |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 57
Page 1
... Christian to consider any work " his own , when even Christ has said that " I do nothing of myself " ? or for the Hindu , when Krishna has said that " the Comprehensor cannot form the concept ' I am the doer ' " ? or the Bud- dhist ...
... Christian to consider any work " his own , when even Christ has said that " I do nothing of myself " ? or for the Hindu , when Krishna has said that " the Comprehensor cannot form the concept ' I am the doer ' " ? or the Bud- dhist ...
Page 120
... Christian heroism -- greatness in the form of lowliness . In another minor episode Fielding offers a similar kind of social criticism . Just as Booth , in the incident previously mentioned , played the part of the good Samaritan and the ...
... Christian heroism -- greatness in the form of lowliness . In another minor episode Fielding offers a similar kind of social criticism . Just as Booth , in the incident previously mentioned , played the part of the good Samaritan and the ...
Page 129
... Christian virtues -- a combination of Greek øiλave pwπia , Roman benignitas , and Christian love ; a union of the cardinal virtue of justice and the theological virtue of charity.26 Thus Fielding defines good- nature in his poem : W ...
... Christian virtues -- a combination of Greek øiλave pwπia , Roman benignitas , and Christian love ; a union of the cardinal virtue of justice and the theological virtue of charity.26 Thus Fielding defines good- nature in his poem : W ...
Contents
ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
20 | 80 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
admiration Allworthy Allworthy's estate Amelia ancients Aristotle beauty biographer Blifil Boethius Booth Burke cardinal virtue cause chapter characters charity Christian magnanimity Cibber cites classical Colonel James Consolation of Philosophy critics dence deus ex machina divine duel eighteenth century epic evil example fame felix culpa Fielding Fielding's novels Fitzpatrick folly Fortune glory God's good-nature Gulliver's Travels happiness harmony Harrison Heart free hero historian honor human nature humility imitation Jacques Maritain Jonathan Wild Jones Joseph Andrews justice Lady Booby Likewise lord luck man's Marvellous mind Monstrous moral mystery Nature's ness noble notion Pamela Parson Adams Philosophy play poet praise Preface Providence quote reveals right reason Robinson Crusoe sense Sophia Squire Struldbrugs sublime things tion Tom Jones Tom's travel literature true sublime truth ture Univ VIII virtue rewarded Wild's Wilson wisdom wise woman wonder words writes York