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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Page 77
... Tom's romance with Sophia also happens as a result of the combination of Fortune and man , cident and choice . After Sophia hears of Tom's affair with Molly , Western's daughter tries to curb her own inclinations . She resolves to avoid ...
... Tom's romance with Sophia also happens as a result of the combination of Fortune and man , cident and choice . After Sophia hears of Tom's affair with Molly , Western's daughter tries to curb her own inclinations . She resolves to avoid ...
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... Tom several blows all at once , all of them precipitated by Tom's own folly . After hearing of Allworthy's re- covery , Tom's " violent animal spirits " lead him to get drunk , to sleep with Molly , and to have a fight with Thwackum ...
... Tom several blows all at once , all of them precipitated by Tom's own folly . After hearing of Allworthy's re- covery , Tom's " violent animal spirits " lead him to get drunk , to sleep with Molly , and to have a fight with Thwackum ...
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... Tom's real par- ents , Tom's inheritance of Allworthy's estate , the revelation of the whole truth concerning Blifil's villainy and Tom's virtue , and the marriage of Tom and Sophia . According to Fielding , " the greatest events are ...
... Tom's real par- ents , Tom's inheritance of Allworthy's estate , the revelation of the whole truth concerning Blifil's villainy and Tom's virtue , and the marriage of Tom and Sophia . According to Fielding , " the greatest events are ...
Contents
ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
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Copyright | |
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