Write the names of four novels of Fielding.
JOSEPH Andrews (1742), Jonathan Wild (1748), Tom Jones (1749) and Amelia (1751) are the famous novels of Henry Fielding.
Who is Lady Booby?
Lady Booby is the widow of Sir Thomas Booby. she is hot-blood young woman. She tries to seduce Joseph every possible way.
What is Fielding's concept of novel?
In his preface to "Joseph Andrews", Fielding claims that novel is a genre of writing "which I do not remember to have been hitherto attempted in our language". He defined it as the "comic epic-poem in prose": a work of prose fiction, epic in length and variety of incident and character, in the hypothetical spirit of Homer's lost comic poem Margites.
What factors influenced Fielding in his conception and composition of 'Joseph Andrews'?
Fielding's first venture into prose fiction came a year previously with the publication in pamphlet form of Shamela, a travesty of, and direct response to, the stylistic failing and moral hypocrisy that Fielding saw in Richardson's Pamela. The impetus of the novel, as Fielding claims in his preface, is the establishment of a genre of writing "which I do not remember to have been hitherto attempted in our language".
What is a Novel?
A novel is a long narrative, normally in prose, which describes fictional characters and events, usually in the form of a sequential story. "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen and "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens are famous English novels.
Who is Mrs Slip Slop. Describe her personality in your own words?
Mrs Slip Slop is a woman servant of Lady Booby who pursues Joseph. Physically she was an ugly woman.
What is comic epic in prose?
Comic epic in prose is an epic presented comically that consist of comic hero, comic fights, comic journey etc not in poetry but in prose.
What are the major themes of ‘Joseph Andrews’?
The major themes of ‘Joseph Andrew’ are helplessness and power of goodness, affection, vanity, charity and religion, hypocrisy, and chastity, town and country, class and birth, reality verses appearance, etc.
Who is Fanny? Describe her personality in your own words?
Fanny is the heroin of the novel and she is a beautiful young girl. She is gentle, sweet and sensible girl.
Describe the personality of the Surgeon in ‘ Joseph Andrew’?
The Surgeon is a comic character. He tells Joseph that he will die soon due to his injuries.
Who is Betty? What is her role in the novel ‘ Joseph Andrew’?
Betty is a warm-hearted chambermaid at Tow-wouse Inn. She looks after Joseph at Tow- wouse Inn when he is injured by ruffains and fall in love with him. Joseph rejects her amorous advances.
Who is Mr. Trulliber? Describe his personality?
Mr. Trulliber is a hypocritical country parson and he is a hog dealer. He is completely lacking the virtue of charity.
Who is Peter Pounce?
Peter Pounce is a steward to Lady Booby. He is a dishonest man. He makes money from the wages of the servant’s of Lady Booby.
Briefly state two features of fielding’s comic epic in prose?
Two features of Fielding’s comic epic in prose are the combination of comic epic and prose epic, and the foundations for the novel.
What different services were performed by Joseph for Sir Thomas Booby?
Joseph performed the different services for Sir Thomas Booby are as stable boy and then footman to Sir Thomas’ wife Lady Booby.
How is the novel 'Joseph Andrews' related to 'Pamela'?
Fielding wrote "Shamela" as a satirical response to Richardson's "Pamela", and his longer and more serious "Joseph Andrews" likewise draws on Richardson's novel for an equivocal sort of inspiration. While "Shamela" is a straightforward travesty of "Pamlea", "Joseph Andrews" is something more complex, and its relation to "Pamela" is something other than the relation of parody to original.
Define digression.
A digression is a stylistic device authors employ to create a temporary departure from the main subject of the narrative to focus on apparently unrelated topics, explaining background details. However, after this temporary shift, authors return to the main topic at the end of the narrative. There are several famous digressions in Homer, such as the "wall scene" in Book 3 of the "Iliad".
What is the purpose of digression in 'Joseph Andrews'?
It is perhaps a development of Fielding's verbose writing style that he includes so many digressions in "Joseph Andrews". There are three main interpolated tales in the novel. In regards to these interpolated tales, Fielding employs a variety of tactics to make the stories more believable. These inserted stories also illustrate other tensions related to writing a novel, such as control and interruption.
Define the narrator?
A narrator is the voice that an author takes on to tell a story. This voice can have a personality quite different from the author's. For example, in his story "The Tell-Tale Heart", Edgar Allan Poe makes his narrator a raving lunatic.
Define burlesque.
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of the subjects. Contrasting examples of literary burlesque are Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" and Samuel Butler's "Hudibras". W.S. Gilbert's "Robert the Devil" is an example of theatrical burlesque.
What is bildungsroman?
Bildungsroman is a special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from his or her youth to adulthood. "Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding and "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens are examples of bildungsroman.
What is important about the plot of the novel 'Joseph Andrews'?
"Joseph Andrews" is a picaresque novel in structure, for its plot-line is similar to the one-line structure of picaresque fiction. The plot of the novel progresses by "shutting', moving forward by "small oscillations of emotion", which, in the larger, all-over design, are small parts of a unified whole, episodic in nature. At times, events seem like reversals, followed by forward movement.
According to Fielding, what are the proper roles of clergy?
One role of the clergy would be charity, clearly evident in the character of Parson Adams. Adams also illustrates the clergy's role in instructing the members of their parish, as well as demonstrating and modeling Christian morals and propriety. Adam's character is the epitome of honesty.
What is the significance of the letter from Joseph to his sister?
Joseph's letter to his sister Pamela is significant because it illustrates his innocence. He thinks that Lady Booby is perhaps pursuing him, but charitably ascribes this to distraction over the death of Sir Thomas. In any case, he anticipates his dismissal and advises Pamela of his return to the Booby country-seat.
Parson Adam is considered as the real source of intrest in the novel . It is true?
Yes it is true that Parson Adam is considered as the real source of interest in the novel because of his absent mindedness, forgetfulness and simple-mindedness.
Who was Parson Barrabas?
Parson Barabas was a punch drinking clergyman. He is more intrested in discussions of legal matters than his religious purpose.
Who were the real parents of Joseph?
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were the real parents of Joseph.
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