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
narrative unit
author Henry Fielding NERFINISHED
contains authorial digressions
burlesque episodes
mock-heroic elements
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
establishes main characters of Joseph Andrews
satirical tone of Joseph Andrews
themes of Joseph Andrews
featuresCharacter Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
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
metafictional commentary
narrativeFunction exposition
opening section
narrativePerspective omniscient narrator
parodies Richardsonian novels
sentimental fiction
partOf Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
relatedWork Shamela NERFINISHED
setting 18th-century England
targetOfSatire affectation
clergy
gentry
moral pretension
theme class and manners
hypocrisy
morality
social satire
virtue
uses irony
parody
satire
workType comic novel section

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Joseph Andrews hasPart Book I