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 103
... call good- nature as a quality almost inseparable from na- ture , as appears in the motto of this paper ( " Natura ... calls it ) wherein ill - nature is represented magis contra naturam quam mors quam paupertas quam cetera omnia & c ...
... call good- nature as a quality almost inseparable from na- ture , as appears in the motto of this paper ( " Natura ... calls it ) wherein ill - nature is represented magis contra naturam quam mors quam paupertas quam cetera omnia & c ...
Page 111
... calls Alexander's notion of glory " the applause of . slaves and sycophants , " superiority on the backs of a ... call him a man of honour . . ( p . 61 , Bk . I , ch . xiii ) . " Instead of letting hon- or or glory accrue as an ...
... calls Alexander's notion of glory " the applause of . slaves and sycophants , " superiority on the backs of a ... call him a man of honour . . ( p . 61 , Bk . I , ch . xiii ) . " Instead of letting hon- or or glory accrue as an ...
Page 121
... calls the true sublime in human nature , the man of parts he honors in " Of True Greatness . " The lord seems to reflect the many virtues and varied talents of " the great and good . To Mrs. Bennet he appeared full of wonder- ful traits ...
... calls the true sublime in human nature , the man of parts he honors in " Of True Greatness . " The lord seems to reflect the many virtues and varied talents of " the great and good . To Mrs. Bennet he appeared full of wonder- ful traits ...
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ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
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