Book IV

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Book IV is the concluding section of Henry Fielding’s comic novel "Joseph Andrews," in which the narrative’s main conflicts are resolved and its satirical themes come to a head.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book section
narrative unit
author Henry Fielding NERFINISHED
concludes Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
contains final revelations about characters
moral commentary by narrator
resolution of romantic plot
satirical episodes
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
featuresCharacter Fanny NERFINISHED
Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
Lady Booby NERFINISHED
Mrs Slipslop NERFINISHED
Parson Adams NERFINISHED
firstPublicationCentury 18th century
follows Book III of Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
genre comic novel
picaresque novel
language English
literaryMovement Augustan literature NERFINISHED
literaryStyle comic
satirical
medium print
narrativeFunction conclusion of main plot
denouement
resolution of main conflicts
narrativePerspective third-person omniscient
partOf Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
positionInWork fourth book of Joseph Andrews
precedes no subsequent book in Joseph Andrews
theme Christian charity
morality and religion
satire of affectation
satire of hypocrisy
social class and pretension
virtue versus vice
workType comic fiction

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Joseph Andrews hasPart Book IV