Henry Fielding : a Political Writer.

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An accurate and comprehensive study of the political aspects of Fielding's art has been sorely needed. As a result of decades of work by literary scholars and a series of great historians, such a study is finally possible. This volume addresses that need, and, in the light of a recent revival o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cleary, Thomas R. (Thomas Raymond), 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Fielding, Henry, > 1707-1754 > Political and social views.
Fielding, Henry, > 1707-1754 > Pensee politique et sociale.
Fielding, Henry, > 1707-1754.
1700-1799
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Political fiction, English > History and criticism.
Politique et littérature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Politique-fiction anglaise > Histoire et critique.
REFERENCE > Bibliographies & Indexes.
Political and social views.
Political fiction, English.
Politics and literature.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; One. Prolegomena: George Lyttelton, the Broad-Bottoms, and the Pattern of Fielding's Political Career; Two. Fielding's Early Career: 1728-35; Three. Pasquin and the Haymarket: 1736-37; Four. The Final Assault on Walpole: 1739-42; Five. Fielding and the "New" Opposition: 1742-44; Six. Fielding and the Jacobites, 1745-49: The True Patriot to Tom Jones; Seven. The Final Phase: 1749-54; Notes; Selective Bibliography; Index.

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