Epic into novel : Henry Fielding, Scriblerian satire, and the consumption of classical literature /
'Epic into novel' looks at Henry Fielding's adaptation of classical epic in the context of what he called the 'trade of authoring.' Fielding was always keen to stress that his novels were modelled on classical literature. Equally, he was fascinated by-and wrote at length abo...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: "Modern dinners"
- "Mackerel a week after the season" : Swift and the durability of epic
- John Gay's art of walking the streets
- Alexander Pope : "Fragments, not a meal"
- Joseph Andrews : "The sanction of great antiquity"
- Tom Jones I : "The cookery of the author"
- Tom Jones II : Fielding's sagacious reader
- Amelia : "Talk to me not of dinners."