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A biography of the eighteenth century English author draws on little-known papers and unpublished correspondence to reveal the complex and involved life of the writer scorned for the indecency of his works
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As a scourge of hypocrisy and pomp, he drew the ire of the British upper class; as the exponent of a rational morality buttressed by Socratic stoicism, he was at odds with the rising vogues of evangelical piety and "sensibility." It's from posterity that Fielding (1707-1754) has received his due; and he receives it abundantly in this thoughtful and probing study steeped in the social, political and intellectual atmosphere of 18th-century England, taking in both the charms of rural Somerset and the stews of London. Thomas, author of a lauded biography of Robert Browning, shows Fielding to have been a man of robust if rakish character, remarkable resilience in the face of fortune's blows, which included debtor's prison and much family tragedy, and, despite the dissipation that cut short his life, extraordinary achievement. He was a successful playwright, a prolific journalist, London's most potent force against crime (in his capacity as magistrate) and the author of two of the finest novels in English: the comic masterpiece Joseph Andrews and the more darkly shaded Tom Jones. This is superior biography. Illustrations.
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- PublisherSt Martins Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0312054432
- ISBN 13 9780312054434
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages436
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