Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In this excellent book, the author examines the workings of Fielding's comic genius. He shows how realistic detail is blended with 'operatic' structure, and artificial situations arise paradoxically from naturalistic elements. There are chapters on the plotting and style of the novels and on the 'bas-relief' quality of the characters, who are at the same time round and flat. Plus more. 214pp with index and notes.

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