Henry Fielding

by Jenny Uglow

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0746307519
• ISBN13: 9780746307519
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.5"