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 36
... discover the secret of his true identity during his sojourn at Wilson's home , the reader who grows inattentive or dismisses the histories of the mi- nor characters will miss the mystery or art of Fielding's novel . Thus Fielding ...
... discover the secret of his true identity during his sojourn at Wilson's home , the reader who grows inattentive or dismisses the histories of the mi- nor characters will miss the mystery or art of Fielding's novel . Thus Fielding ...
Page 37
... discover , as the greater does to con- ceal , the marks of his subordinate assi- duity . ( p . 42 ) The , Fielding not only understates rather than boasts or hints rather than tells but also implies rather than inculcates his moral ...
... discover , as the greater does to con- ceal , the marks of his subordinate assi- duity . ( p . 42 ) The , Fielding not only understates rather than boasts or hints rather than tells but also implies rather than inculcates his moral ...
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... discover that Fortune is partly " mysterious " and can never be figured out or predicted by man's cunning mind . As Sophia's sudden flight and Mrs. Fitzpatrick's surprising escape illustrate , the fickleness of woman resembles the ...
... discover that Fortune is partly " mysterious " and can never be figured out or predicted by man's cunning mind . As Sophia's sudden flight and Mrs. Fitzpatrick's surprising escape illustrate , the fickleness of woman resembles the ...
Contents
ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
20 | 80 |
Copyright | |
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