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 115
... fall contented , if we fall renowned . " 12 Field- ing's well - known distinction between wisdom and folly points to the difference between true and false greatness : " The wise man gratifies every appetite and every passion , while the ...
... fall contented , if we fall renowned . " 12 Field- ing's well - known distinction between wisdom and folly points to the difference between true and false greatness : " The wise man gratifies every appetite and every passion , while the ...
Page 175
... fall ( felix culpa ) . As a result of Parson Adams ' fall ( evil ) an even greater happiness ( good ) than a stranger's hospitality ensues . For as an indi- rect result and as an ultimate consequence of Ad- fall , the miraculous ...
... fall ( felix culpa ) . As a result of Parson Adams ' fall ( evil ) an even greater happiness ( good ) than a stranger's hospitality ensues . For as an indi- rect result and as an ultimate consequence of Ad- fall , the miraculous ...
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... fall and reinforces this mystery of good coming from evil and Providence creating greater wonder in the future than in the past . Like the Biblical Joseph , the favorite son of his father , who was unexpectedly thrown into a pit by his ...
... fall and reinforces this mystery of good coming from evil and Providence creating greater wonder in the future than in the past . Like the Biblical Joseph , the favorite son of his father , who was unexpectedly thrown into a pit by his ...
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ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
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Copyright | |
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