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 47
... human nature remains constant ev- erywhere , regardless of geography , climate , or country . Tom Jones ' episode with the Gypsies also proves how experience or travel corrects theories and generalizations . Prior to this incident ...
... human nature remains constant ev- erywhere , regardless of geography , climate , or country . Tom Jones ' episode with the Gypsies also proves how experience or travel corrects theories and generalizations . Prior to this incident ...
Page 124
... human race , Dr. Harrison corrects her indictment of mankind : Do not make a conclusion so much to the dishonour of the great Creator . The na- ture of man is far from being in itself evil ; . . . . Bad education , bad habits , and bad ...
... human race , Dr. Harrison corrects her indictment of mankind : Do not make a conclusion so much to the dishonour of the great Creator . The na- ture of man is far from being in itself evil ; . . . . Bad education , bad habits , and bad ...
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... human life but as a lesson in the vanity of human wishes . Comparing a man's delight in his wife to a child's pleasure with a toy , to a " bubble in the water " and " a picture in the clouds , " Heart free regards his sorrow with Stoic ...
... human life but as a lesson in the vanity of human wishes . Comparing a man's delight in his wife to a child's pleasure with a toy , to a " bubble in the water " and " a picture in the clouds , " Heart free regards his sorrow with Stoic ...
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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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