There is the Treasure of a Christian’” (II.14). Several times, for instance, he implies that he has learned the story he is telling from the main characters, as though they were real: One chapter begins, “When he came back to the Inn, he found (I must briefly digress here. Although elsewhere in this volume I am critical of movies that are based on famous books, I feel compelled to recommend the film of Fielding’s Between the narrator’s metafictional games and Fielding’s references to other works ranging from the Postillion, (a Lad who hath been since transported for robbing a Hen-roost) had voluntarily stript off a great Coat, his only Garment, at the same time swearing a great Oath, (for which he was rebuked by the Passengers) ‘that he would rather ride in his Shirt all his Life, than suffer a Fellow-Creature to be in so miserable a Condition.’ (I.12)Like the “righteous” men in the parable, the passengers are moved entirely by self-interest, and their first inclination on seeing a fellow human being in trouble is to get away from him as quickly as possible. According to Andrew Wright, Fielding "elevated the novel... to the level of serious playfulness." Lady Booby is particularly interesting, as she struggles interminably with her sexual feelings for Joseph and her knowledge both that such feelings are improper and that a lady of her stature should not be obsessed by a servant. from your Reading List will also remove any Satire, as Fielding makes clear in the Preface, focuses on hypocrisy, and the claim that all one needs is faith and that if one has faith, one need not help one’s fellow, is a fine example of hypocrisy. 105 FROM EGYPT TO EDEN: ARCHETYPAL NARRATIVES AND IDEALIZED VIRTUE IN HENRY FIELDING’S JOSEPH ANDREWS Shawn Lisa Maurer The title of Henry Fielding’s first full-length novel, Joseph Andrews, published in 1742, reveals the dual foundations upon which his eponymous hero’s character is constructed: “Brother to the Fielding had been a popular playwright whose highly satiric plays and farces often focused on governmental incompetence and hypocrisy. When Richardson, whose novels I enjoy, was not known for his sense of humor (read his books and you’ll see) and was not amused at Fielding’s parody.


It is interesting that while the study of novels is now a staple of literary study, in earlier times the novel was not deemed worthy of the exalted title of “literature.” Literature consisted of poetry, and prose fiction was considered a much lower form, just entertainment.

Fielding attacked the moral hypocrisy of Joseph Richardson's popular Pamela: Or Virtue Rewarded (Oxford World's Classics). Arthur Sherbo: "Without Parson Adams and Mrs. Slipslop, Described on the title page as Their enjoyment lies not in good deeds, however misguided, not even in the contemplation of good deeds, but in tormenting an obviously demented old man. Time and again, Joseph Andrews is the victim of people's lack of charity and even downright maliciousness. Cervantes’ But there is no doubt that a group of works written toward the middle of the eighteenth century are novels or that these novels began a vogue for such writing that continues even now. He means this paragraph:Now the Rake Hesperus had called for his Breeches, and having well rubbed His drowsy Eyes, prepared to dress himself for all Night; by whose Example his Brother Rakes on Earth likewise leave those Beds, in which they had slept away the Day. He assumes that Trulliber will happily lend him, or even give him, the money, since such a good deed would receive heavenly approval.Trulliber’s response is highly equivocal: “‘Lay up my Treasure! A major theme of Joseph Andrews is that charity is the mark of a true Christian. I do not need to go into detail here except to say that the debate focused on the relative importance in Christian thought of faith and works: some theologians argued that a Christian needed only faith for salvation, while other argued that works alone might suffice. Fielding also addresses and manipulates a fictional reader in his novel by attributing certain values or attitudes to that reader.

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