Bøger af Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding writes some of the earliest and perhaps the greatest English novels. In 'The History of Tom Jones', the hero is an orphan, brought up by Mr Allworthy on his country estate, until Tom is banished to make his own fortune in London. Fielding chats wittily and with poignantly across the two and a half centuries between him and the reader. Fielding pauses the action and explains with humour what he is doing, why he has developed the characters in this way, or explains what a novel is and how it differs from a play. It is astonishing to find the author chatting to the reader in this way and for it to feel so relevant. Fielding's first full-length novel, 'Joseph Andrews' is both high-brow and extremely funny. Each of the many characters are endearing as they go about their lives. Again, the story is frequently interrupted by an imperfect narrator, with hilarious results and there are several very amusing tangents and essays. Fielding satirizes almost every part of the world around him: doctors, the legal system, priests and the upper class. Even though the book was written in eighteenth century England, some of the observations are hilarious because they are still accurate today. Shamela is a brilliant parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela, in which a morally upstanding servant girl resists the sexual advances of her master and is eventually 'rewarded' with marriage. Fielding's novel has a far more wily, strong-willed and sexually honest heroine. She uses mock bashfulness and reserve as her means of winning herself a rich spouse.

Tom Jones is rich, ripe and rowdy. Tom, Squire Allworthy's adopted son, falls victim to the charms of one rustic wench after another, until at last the Squire grows tired of the trouble he causes and sends him off to cause it elsewhere. Then Tom becomes entangled with three women at once: Jenny Waters, a lady of warm heart and generous virtue, Mrs Fitzpatrick, a society lady seeking diversion from her oafish husband, and Sophia Western, whom Tom truly loves.-7 women, 7 men

Julien l'apostat, ou Voyage dans l'autre monde / trad. de Fielding par M. Kauffmann, .... Les aventures de Jacques Sadeur dans la decouverte et le voyage de la terre australes / Jacques Sadeur [pseud. de Gabriel de Foigny]Date de l'edition originale: 1788Collection: Voyages imaginaires, songes, visions et romans cabalistiques; 24Comprend: Les aventures de Jacques Sadeur dans la decouverte et le voyage de la terre australesCe livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.frhttp: //gallica.bnf.fr/ark: /12148/bpt6k81807g

Henry Fielding (1707-1754) an English novelist and dramatist best known for Tom Jones, an example of his earthy humor and satirical writing. Fielding's legal writings include court arguments and proposals for providing for the poor and addressing the increase in robberies, exploring the underlying societal ills.

Henry Fielding (1707-1754) an English novelist and dramatist best known for Tom Jones, an example of his earthy humor and satirical writing. Amelia is his last novel.