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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... VIII , ch . vii ) . However , af- ter he leaves prison , the man of the hill also learns that ill fortune occurs when man tries to rape Fortune in the game of dice . Watson , for ex- ample , who introduces him to gambling , one day ac ...
... VIII , ch . vii ) . However , af- ter he leaves prison , the man of the hill also learns that ill fortune occurs when man tries to rape Fortune in the game of dice . Watson , for ex- ample , who introduces him to gambling , one day ac ...
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... viii ) is a pagan or Christian doc- trine , Harrison displays a wealth of classical , Christian , and modern learning . After he alludes to the ancient Agrippa and Phocylides and the mod- ern D'Esprit , he goes on to show a deep ...
... viii ) is a pagan or Christian doc- trine , Harrison displays a wealth of classical , Christian , and modern learning . After he alludes to the ancient Agrippa and Phocylides and the mod- ern D'Esprit , he goes on to show a deep ...
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... VIII , ch . i ) enjoins the author to introduce " supernatural agents as seldom as possible . ' the novel itself Fielding himself promises " none of that supernatural assistance " to deliver his ... VIII , ch . viii ) . As Parson Adams 152.
... VIII , ch . i ) enjoins the author to introduce " supernatural agents as seldom as possible . ' the novel itself Fielding himself promises " none of that supernatural assistance " to deliver his ... VIII , ch . viii ) . As Parson Adams 152.
Contents
ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
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