Henry Fielding (Writers and Their Work) - Softcover

Uglow, Jenny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0746307519 ISBN 13: 9780746307519

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This study offers a fresh introduction to the achievement of Henry Fielding (1707-1754) as dramatist, journalist and novelist. In his day Fielding was always a centre of controversy, attacked as 'immoral', yet praised for his 'realistic' portrayal of contemporary society and his attack on hypocrisy and exploitation. Jenny Uglow sets Fielding in the light of recent critical debates and places him in the context of his age; identifying central ideas on judgement, mercy and benevolence, tracing thedevelopment of his craft and clarifying his ideas on comedy and the role of the novel, particularly his rivalry with Samuel Richardson. Readings of key works - Tom Jones, Shamela, Joseph Andrews, Jonathan Wild and Amelia - are enriched by studies of his drama and of lesser known works such as A Journey from this World to the Next, and by reference to Fielding's essays, journalism, politics and work as a pioneering magistrate in London. Fielding emerges as a writer of startling originality, constantly adapting

About this edition

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0746307519
• ISBN 13: 9780746307519
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96