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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... Providence , which seemed a ca- pricious interference with the laws of nature ; and indeed , the new power which was coming to be ac- quired over material things encouraged the idea that man could , so to speak , play Providence over ...
... Providence , which seemed a ca- pricious interference with the laws of nature ; and indeed , the new power which was coming to be ac- quired over material things encouraged the idea that man could , so to speak , play Providence over ...
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Mitchell Kalpakgian. ful mansions " where Providence presides . That is , he confines Providence to the afterlife and thus divorces God from history . Instead of viewing Fortune as the handmaiden of Providence , he es- teems her as the ...
Mitchell Kalpakgian. ful mansions " where Providence presides . That is , he confines Providence to the afterlife and thus divorces God from history . Instead of viewing Fortune as the handmaiden of Providence , he es- teems her as the ...
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... Providence , and that Fate itself is also subject to Provi- dence . ( p . 92 ) In the example of Parson Adams ' fortunate fall down the hill that leads him to Wilson's home , Fielding also shows how Fate or Fortune is subject to Providence ...
... Providence , and that Fate itself is also subject to Provi- dence . ( p . 92 ) In the example of Parson Adams ' fortunate fall down the hill that leads him to Wilson's home , Fielding also shows how Fate or Fortune is subject to Providence ...
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ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
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