Henry Fielding (1707–1754)
Auteur van Tom Jones : de geschiedenis van een vondeling
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Henry Fielding, 1707 - 1754 A succcessful playwright in his twenties, Henry Fielding turned to the study of law and then to journalism, fiction, and a judgeship after his Historical Register, a political satire on the Walpole government, contributed to the censorship of plays that put him out of toon meer business. As an impoverished member of the upper classes, he knew the country squires and the town nobility; as a successful young playwright, the London jet set; as a judge at the center of London, the city's thieves, swindlers, petty officials, shopkeepers, and vagabonds. As a political journalist (editor-author of The Champion, 1739-1741; The True Patriot, 1745-1746; The Jacobite's Journal, 1747-1748; The Covent-Garden Journal, 1752), he participated in argument and intrigue over everything from London elections to national policy. He knowledgeably attacked and defended a range of politicians, from ward heelers to the Prince of Wales. When Fielding undertook writing prose fiction to ridicule the simple morality of Pamela by Samuel Richardson, he first wrote the hilarious burlesque Shamela (1741). However, he soon found himself considering all the forces working on humans, and in Joseph Andrews (1742) (centering on his invented brother of Pamela), he played with the patterns of Homer, the Bible, and Cervantes to create what he called "a comic epic poem in prose." His preface describing this new art form is one of the major documents in literary criticism of the novel. Jonathan Wild, a fictional rogue biography of a year later, plays heavily with ironic techniques that leave unsettled Fielding's great and recurring theme: the difficulty of uniting goodness, or an outflowing love of others, with prudence in a world where corrupted institutions support divisive pride rather than harmony and self-fulfillment. In his masterpiece Tom Jones (1749), Fielding not only faces this issue persuasively but also shows for the first time the possibility of bringing a whole world into an artistic unity, as his model Homer had done in verse. Fielding develops a coherent and centered sequence of events-something Congreve had done casually on a small scale in Incognita 60 years before. In addition he also relates the plot organically to character and theme, by which he gives us a vision of the archetypal good person (Tom) on a journey toward understanding. Every act by every character in the book reflects the special and typical psychology of that character and the proper moral response. In Tom Jones, Fielding affirms the existence of an order under the surface of chaos. In his last novel, Amelia (1751), which realistically examines the misery of London, he can find nothing reliable except the prudent good heart, and that only if its possessor escapes into the country. Fielding based the title character on his second wife, with whom he was deeply in love. However, ill himself, still saddened by the deaths of his intensely loved first wife and daughter, and depressed by a London magistrate's endless toil against corruption, Fielding saw little hope for goodness in that novel or in his informal Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon (1755). Shortly after traveling to Lisbon for his health, Fielding died at the age of 47, having proved to his contemporaries and successors that the lowly novel was capable of the richest achievements of art. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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A Journey from This World to the Next and The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon (The World's Classics) (1997) 30 exemplaren
The Age of Enlightenment: An anthology of eighteenth-century texts: Volume 1 (1979) — Medewerker — 26 exemplaren
The Novels of Henry Fielding - Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones, Amelia, Jonathan Wild. Four Volumes in slipcase. (1995) 23 exemplaren
An Enquiry into the Causes of the Late Increase of Robbers, and Related Writings (Wesleyan Edition of the Works of… (1988) 12 exemplaren
History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, The, A Longman Cultural Edition for History of the Adventures of Joseph… (2007) 11 exemplaren
The True Patriot and Related Writings (Wesleyan Edition of the Works of Henry Fielding) (1987) 8 exemplaren
The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes $p Volume 12 (2011) 6 exemplaren
the works of henry fielding, esq. with an essay of his life and genius by arthur murphy esq. volume 1 of 10 volumes (2009) 6 exemplaren
The works of Henry Fielding, complete in one volume 6 exemplaren
The Works of Henry Fielding, vol. 11 5 exemplaren
Henry Fielding - Plays, Volume II, 1732 - 1734 (Wesleyan Edition of the Works of Henry Fielding) (2007) 5 exemplaren
The Jacobite's Journal and Related Writings (The Wesleyan Edition of the Works of Henry Fielding) (1974) 4 exemplaren
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Tom Jones (4/4) — Auteur — 4 exemplaren
The Writings of Henry Fielding 4 exemplaren
Tom Jones (3/4) — Auteur — 3 exemplaren
Pasquin 3 exemplaren
The Wesleyan Ediition of the Works of Henry Fielding : Plays : Volume III, 1734-1742 (2011) 3 exemplaren
The Wesleyan Edition of the Works of Henry Fielding: The History of Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews, Amelia (1984) 3 exemplaren
The History Of Tom Jones, A Foundling Volume IV 2 exemplaren
Tom Jones (3/3) — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Tom Jones (2/3) — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
TOM JONES Franklin Library 2 exemplaren
the works of henry fielding volume eight 2 exemplaren
Reading & Training : Henry Fielding : Tom Jones [book + sound recording] (2008) — Writer — 2 exemplaren
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Great Books of the Western World, Vol. 37 - The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling - Fielding 2 exemplaren
New Essays by Henry Fielding: His Contributions to the Craftsman (1734-1739) and Other Early Journalism (1989) 2 exemplaren
THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES Easton Press 2 exemplaren
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Henry Fielding--'The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon', 'Shamela', and Occasional Writings (Wesleyan Edition of the Works… (2008) 2 exemplaren
HARVARD CLASSICS SHELF OF FICTION (THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES part 1) LIMITED EDITION NO. 3785 (1917) 1 exemplaar
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History of Tom Jones A Foundling [Vintage Classics] by Fielding, Henry [Random House UK,2007] [Paperback] Reprint (2007) 1 exemplaar
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. By Henry Fielding, Esquire. of 9; Volume 1 (2018) 1 exemplaar
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Joseph Andrews (Norton Critical Editions) by Fielding, Henry, Goldberg, Homer (1987) Paperback 1 exemplaar
Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction vol. 1 1 exemplaar
Henry Fielding Classics Collection: The History of Tom Jones, Shamela, Joseph Andrews (2022) 1 exemplaar
The Covent-Garden journal 1 exemplaar
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The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: With an Essay On the Life, Genius and Achievement of the Author, Volume 12 (2010) 1 exemplaar
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The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq., With an Essay on the Life, Genius and Achievement of the Author Volume 16 (2013) 1 exemplaar
Everyman's library 1 exemplaar
Plays For Middle Forms 1 exemplaar
[Tom Jones.] An authoritative text, contemporary reactions, criticism. Edited by Sheridan Baker 1 exemplaar
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Jonathan Wild - The Voyage to Lisbon 1 exemplaar
Dzieje Wielkiego Jonatana Wilda 1 exemplaar
The History of Tom Jones II 1 exemplaar
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Tom Jones, Vol 2 1 exemplaar
The History of Tom Jones I 1 exemplaar
Select Works of Henry Fielding, Vol. 2 of 2: With a Memoir of the Life of the Author; And an Essay on His Life and… (2017) 1 exemplaar
[Example] The History of Tom Jones. Vol. 1 1 exemplaar
The writings of Henry Fielding, comprising his celebrated works of fiction, with a memoir by D. Herbert 1 exemplaar
Histoire de Tom Jones, ou l'Enfant Trouvé, Vol. 1: Traduction de l'Anglois (Classic Reprint) (French Edition) (2017) 1 exemplaar
The Words of Henry Fielding, Esq. ... Vol. VII 1 exemplaar
A History of Tom Jones a Foundling Volume 2 1 exemplaar
The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.: With an Essay on the Life, Genius and Achievement of the Author, by William… (2009) 1 exemplaar
Henry Fielding: Contributions to The Champion, and Related Writings (The Wesleyan Edition of the Works of Henry… (2003) 1 exemplaar
The History of Tom Jones, Robinson Cruose, Moll Flanders (International Collector's Library, 3 Books) (1900) 1 exemplaar
Works of Henry Fielding. Tom Jones, Amelia, Joseph Andrews, Pasquin play, Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon and others… (2009) 1 exemplaar
Scenes and Characters 1 exemplaar
History of Tom Jones A Foundling V. 2 1 exemplaar
The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.: With an Essay on the Life, Genius and Achievement of the Author, by William… (2009) 1 exemplaar
The female husband, and other writings 1 exemplaar
Tom Jones: Comdie Lyrique En Trois Actes, Imite Du Roman Anglais De M. Fielding... (2012) 1 exemplaar
Love in Several Masques. A Comedy 1 exemplaar
The Fathers; Or, the Good-Natur'd Man. A Comedy 1 exemplaar
Tom Jones (2/4) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Tom Jones (1/4) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Modern Library college editions 1 exemplaar
Jonathan Thrasher, Esq., Justice of the Peace, Deals with Sundry Offenders (in Law in Action) 1 exemplaar
Amelia Parts ll & lll 1 exemplaar
Select Works of Henry Fielding 1 exemplaar
the works of henry fielding esquire volume 4 1 exemplaar
the works of henry fielding esquire volume 5 1 exemplaar
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the works of henry fielding volume ten 1 exemplaar
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The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.: With an Essay on the Life, Genius and Achievement of the Author, by William… (2009) 1 exemplaar
South Wind 1 exemplaar
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The History of Tom Jones 1 exemplaar
Clear STatement of the Case of Elizabeth Canning 1 exemplaar
Miscellaneous Writings Vol. 1 The Works of Henry Fielding Volume 6, Edition Deluxe, Limited to 1,000 Set. 1 exemplaar
Fielding's Works (Vol. V) Amelia Part III and Jonathan Wild. Edition De Luxe Limited to 1000 sets 1 exemplaar
Fielding's Works (Vol I) The Adventures of Joseph Andrews Edition De Luxe Limited to 1000 sets 1 exemplaar
Histoire de Tom Jones, Ou L'Enfant Trouve, Vol. 4: Traduction de L'Anglois (Classic Reprint) (French Edition) (2017) 1 exemplaar
Classic British Literature: 8 books by Henry Fielding in a single file, with active table of contents (2010) 1 exemplaar
The works of Henry Fielding. Volume II: The adventures of Joseph Andrews and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams 1 exemplaar
The works of Henry Fielding. Volume I: The adventures of Joseph Andrews and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams 1 exemplaar
The Works Of Henry Fielding; Vol I; A Journey From This World To The next And Avoyage To Lisbon (2008) 1 exemplaar
The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.: With an Essay on the Life, Genius and Achievement of the Author, by William… (2009) 1 exemplaar
The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.: With an Essay on the Life, Genius and Achievement of the Author, by William… (2009) 1 exemplaar
The Covent-Garden Journal, Volume I 1 exemplaar
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling V.3 1 exemplaar
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling V.6 1 exemplaar
Amelia, vol. II, and Jonathan Wild 1 exemplaar
Miscellanies (A Journey from this World to the Next, A Voyage to Lisbon, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great and… (1893) 1 exemplaar
Фарсы 1 exemplaar
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