Henry Fielding

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Henry Fielding

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Jenny Uglow

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Writers and Their Work

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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 traditional forms to new ends, whose fiercely ironic analysis of gender, power and language is combined with a comedy at once critical and humane.

Author Biography:

Jenny Uglow is a critic, reviewer and publisher. She has written widely on the English novel, particularly from a feminist standpoint, and her books include acclaimed biographical and critical studies such as George Eliot (1989) and Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories (1993). She is currently working on a study of Fielding’s friend, the artist William Hogarth.

Release date NZ

January 10th, 1995

Author

Jenny Uglow

Audiences

Further/Higher Education
General (US: Trade)
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Pages

Series

Writers and Their Work

Dimensions

134x220x9

ISBN-13

9780746307519

Product ID

2064527

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