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 123
... means whatever . Now when this noble end is once established , de- ceit must immediately suggest itself as the necessary means . 22 In other words , once Hobbes ' notion of self - love replaces Cicero's ideal of public service as the ...
... means whatever . Now when this noble end is once established , de- ceit must immediately suggest itself as the necessary means . 22 In other words , once Hobbes ' notion of self - love replaces Cicero's ideal of public service as the ...
Page 180
... means , and commonplace happenings ; to make use of a boundless variety of ways and means -- the ill - nature of Lady Booby who banishes Joseph as an outcast as well as the good - nature of Wilson who provides hospitality and welcomes ...
... means , and commonplace happenings ; to make use of a boundless variety of ways and means -- the ill - nature of Lady Booby who banishes Joseph as an outcast as well as the good - nature of Wilson who provides hospitality and welcomes ...
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... means such as the four elements of earth , air , fire , and water ( e.g. , Ariel says , " I come / . to fly , / To swim , to dive into the fire , to ride / On the curl'd clouds , I , ii , 11. 189-192 ) ; reflecting the won- derful ...
... means such as the four elements of earth , air , fire , and water ( e.g. , Ariel says , " I come / . to fly , / To swim , to dive into the fire , to ride / On the curl'd clouds , I , ii , 11. 189-192 ) ; reflecting the won- derful ...
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