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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... Sophia to alter her plans . Losing control of her horse , in danger of falling and suffering a fatal wound , she is suddenly rescued by Tom whose gallant protection of Sophia causes him to break an arm . Like Tom's rescue of Sophia's ...
... Sophia to alter her plans . Losing control of her horse , in danger of falling and suffering a fatal wound , she is suddenly rescued by Tom whose gallant protection of Sophia causes him to break an arm . Like Tom's rescue of Sophia's ...
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... Sophia refuses to be controlled by her father or aunt in her choice of a husband . For example , Squire Western , after finding his daughter in London , in- sists that Sophia marry Blifil while Mrs. Western demands that Sophia marry ...
... Sophia refuses to be controlled by her father or aunt in her choice of a husband . For example , Squire Western , after finding his daughter in London , in- sists that Sophia marry Blifil while Mrs. Western demands that Sophia marry ...
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... Sophia will requite his love but respects her own wishes and allows her to respond in her own original way in- stead of according to " due form . " As Sophia ex- plains to Allworthy , " ' Our inclinations are not in our own power ; and ...
... Sophia will requite his love but respects her own wishes and allows her to respond in her own original way in- stead of according to " due form . " As Sophia ex- plains to Allworthy , " ' Our inclinations are not in our own power ; and ...
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ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
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