The Moral Basis of Fielding’s Art: A Study of Joseph Andrews

212 Pages·1975·21.548 MB·English

by  Martin C. Battestin

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A Study of Joseph Andrews
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MARTIN BATTESTIN
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The Moral Basis
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A
Study of Joseph Andrews
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Wesleyan University Press
MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
©
Copyright 1959 by Wesleyan University
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 59-10177
ISBN 0-8195-6038-3
Manufactured in the United States of America
First paperback edition, 1975
Contents
Preface ix
i. Introduction 3
ii. The Christian Background 14
in. The Good Man as Hero 26
iv. Vanity, Fortune, and the Classical Ideal 44
v. Fielding's Ethics 52
vi. The Novel: Meaning and Structure 85
vn. Apology for the Clergy 130
viii. Conclusion 150
Notes 155
Index 188