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Joseph Andrews Novel by Henry Fielding Character of Parson Adams in Joseph Andrews Although the novel is titled Joseph Andrews, it is Parson Adams who is the centre of interest. Fielding was quite quite aware of this and that is why he added to his title page name of Adams — "The History of Joseph Andrews amd His friend Mr. Abraham Adams." Of Adams Austen Dosson says, "If he is not the real hero of the book he is undoubtedly the character whose fortunes the reader follows with closest interest." Dudden too argues on this point and says, "It is the old foolish passion that is the centre of interest." Digeon describes him as "a comic hero" and goes on to qualify: "indeed a hero, pure and simple if occasion demands." Adams is one of the most original creations. Fielding himself claims that he "is not be found in any book now extent." It is true that while inventing him, Fielding and his eye on two models — the Don Quixote of cerv...

Joseph Andrews Novel by Henry Fielding Joseph Andrews as a comic epic in prose / Parson Adams Fielding claimed that he was writing a new type of literature — 'a comic epic in prose.' The preface of Joseph Andrews is significant in that it endeavours to expand the theory of the novel. He writes, "Now, a comic romance is a comic epic in prose; differing from comedy, as the serious epic from tragedy: its action being more extended and comprehensive; containing a much larger circle of incidents and introducing a greater variety lf characters; it differs in its characters by introducing personsof inferior rank whereas the grave romances sets the highest before us." In Joseph Andrews, Fielding sketched the outline of this theory and it was to be elaborated in Tom Jones. Byron called Fielding "The prose Homer of human nature" and of Joseph Andrews, Wyatt and Collins says, "This first novel straightway gives us a prose epic of the England of its day." A co...

She Stoops To Conquer  Play by Oliver Goldsmith She Stoops to Conquer is more a comedy of intrigue than a character. Do you agree ? -OR- Examine Goldsmith use of comic devices in She Stoops to Conquer -OR- "The incidents in She Stoops to Conquer are so designed as not to seem improbable." Do you agree ? Goldsmith used for his plot of "She Stoops to Conquer" a reputed experience of his own as a school boy when having lost his way he asked for an inn and was directed by a practical joker to the local squirer's house. So, the main events of the play tends to be a farce arising from rodiculous situation and incidents. No doubt some of them seem to be improbable and obscured at first sight. The dramatist has taken great pain to make them credible and convincing by employing a number of 'comic devices' in the form of 'intrigues.' So R.F. Patterson goes on to say it "a splendid comedy of intrigue." A comedy of introgue depends on an intricate ...