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 121
... honor to make it consistent with adultery and cunning . Honor , thus , stands , not for virtue or service , but success -- what Fielding in " The Characters of Men " calls " the Art of thriving . The lord succeeds or thrives in this ...
... honor to make it consistent with adultery and cunning . Honor , thus , stands , not for virtue or service , but success -- what Fielding in " The Characters of Men " calls " the Art of thriving . The lord succeeds or thrives in this ...
Page 129
... honor of Trent's gambler's code and Colonel James ' duel ethic exacerbate Booth's condition of poverty with the additional woes of a prison sentence and the threat of death . Thus the false greatness of lords and persons of quality ...
... honor of Trent's gambler's code and Colonel James ' duel ethic exacerbate Booth's condition of poverty with the additional woes of a prison sentence and the threat of death . Thus the false greatness of lords and persons of quality ...
Page 137
... honor of the day , Amelia's real love of her husband , her sincere de- sire to see Booth's safety , and her candor toward her friends all reflect the spirit of truth and the purity of Christian honor . " Like Sophia in Tom Jones ...
... honor of the day , Amelia's real love of her husband , her sincere de- sire to see Booth's safety , and her candor toward her friends all reflect the spirit of truth and the purity of Christian honor . " Like Sophia in Tom Jones ...
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ART AS THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL | 1 |
NATURE AND FORTUNE AS INTELLI | 55 |
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