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Fiction

Notes

Did u know? Joseph Andrews is the first novel of the “modern” type, comprehending
traces of the theater and of picaresque, of high culture and of low culture,
in a structure both architectural and deceptively casual.

Self Assessment

Multiple Choice Questions:
4. Henry Fielding was published his first full novel in ......... .
(a) 1824 (b) 1736
(c) 1742 (d) 1839.

5. Henry Fielding were died in ......... in the year 1754.
(a) Lisbon (b) Portugal
(c) England (d) France.
6. The subject of ......... as of all of Fielding’s novels is human nature, which he considered
fallible but perfectible.
(a) Abraham Adams (b) Henry Fielding
(c) Tom Jones (d) Joseph Andrews.

1.3 Summary

• Henry Fielding (Sharpham, 22 April 1707 – near Lisbon, 8 October 1754) was an English
novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess.
• Fielding never stopped writing political satire and satires of current arts and letters.
• In January 1752, Fielding started a biweekly periodical titled The Covent-Garden Journal,
which he would publish under the pseudonym of “Sir Alexander Drawcansir, Knt.
• Henry Fielding published his first full novel in 1742, at a time when he was nearly
penniless and expecting the deaths of his young daughter and beloved wife.
• Joseph Andrews is a product not only of its author’s career and education but also of its
age in general, which is often called the Age of Reason or the Enlightenment Age.
• The subject of Joseph Andrews, as of all of Fielding’s novels, is human nature, which he
considered fallible but perfectible.

1.4 Keywords

Contemporary : belonging to or occurring in the present.
Adventure : an unusual, exciting and daring experience.

Mystery : a handicraft or trade.
Notorious : famous for some bad quality or deed.
Pedigree : the record of descent of an animal.

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