Book I
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Book I is the opening section of Henry Fielding’s comic novel "Joseph Andrews," establishing the characters, themes, and satirical tone of the work.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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narrative unit ⓘ |
| author | Henry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
authorial digressions
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burlesque episodes ⓘ mock-heroic elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| establishes |
main characters of Joseph Andrews
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satirical tone of Joseph Andrews ⓘ themes of Joseph Andrews ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Joseph Andrews
NERFINISHED
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Lady Booby NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Slipslop NERFINISHED ⓘ Parson Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1742 ⓘ |
| genreContext | comic novel ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Don Quixote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
direct address to the reader
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metafictional commentary ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposition
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opening section ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | omniscient narrator ⓘ |
| parodies |
Richardsonian novels
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sentimental fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Shamela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | 18th-century England ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
affectation
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clergy ⓘ gentry ⓘ moral pretension ⓘ |
| theme |
class and manners
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hypocrisy ⓘ morality ⓘ social satire ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| uses |
irony
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parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| workType | comic novel section ⓘ |
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