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| Name: |
Henry Fielding | | Birth Date: |
April 22, 1707 | | Death Date: |
October 8, 1754 | | Place of Birth: |
Sharpham Park, Somersetshire, England | | Place of Death: |
Lisbon, Portugal | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, magistrate, novelist, playwright, editor |
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 Biography of Henry Fielding
1254 words, approx. 4.2 pages
 The English author and magistrate Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was one of the great novelists of the 18th century. His fiction, plays, essays, and legal pamphlets show he was a humane and witty man, with a passion for reform and justice. The English novel... summary from source:
Biography of Henry Fielding
18786 words, approx. 62.6 pages
 There are many ways, many forms, in which novelists attempt to give their readers what Henry Fielding in Tom Jones (1749) refers to as "a Representation, or, as Aristotle calls it, an Imitation of what really exists. . . ." Fielding is best remembered to... summary from source:
 Biography of Henry Fielding
17077 words, approx. 56.9 pages
There are many ways, many forms, in which novelists attempt to give their readers what Henry Fielding in Tom Jones (1749) refers to as "a Representation, or, as Aristotle calls it, an Imitation of what really exists...." Fielding is best remembered today...
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 The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling Summary
5,091 words, approx. 17 pagesThe History of Tom Jones: A Foundling by Henry Fielding Henry Fielding was born in 1707 into a family with aristocratic connections. His father, Edmund, had ancestors who were earls, and his mother, Sarah, was daughter of the judge Sir Henry Gould.... summary from source:
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11,076 words, approx. 37 pages
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. First published on February 28, 1749, Tom Jones is arguably one of the first prose works describable as a...
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 Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 summary from source:
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Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Martin C. Battestin
9,500 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following excerpt, originally published in 1968 and reprinted in 1995, Battestin, one of Fielding's most important modern biographers and critics, examines Fielding's treatment of the virtues of prudence and wisdom in Tom Jones. Battestin focuses on the character of Sophia, arguing that the novel's heroine and protagonit's love interest both embodies and portrays an idealized representation of Fielding's complex moral vision.
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Critical Essay by Elizabeth Kraft
8,716 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following chapter from her book Character and Consciousness in Eighteenth-Century Comic Fiction, Kraft examines the way in which authorial narrative interrupts and replaces the representation of the characters' consciousness in Tom Jones.
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