The Adventures of David Simple - Brossura

Fielding, Sarah

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ISBN 10: 0140437479 ISBN 13: 9780140437478

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2002

Riassunto

The first and most famous novel by the sister of Henry Fielding, 'David Simple' is the story of one man's search for truth, honesty, and friendship in a corrupt and hostile world. Following the literary model of 'Don Quixote', David's adventures afford a witty satire on the manners and morals of London life. Fielding also drew on her own experience of financial insecurity as unmarried gentlewoman in her portrayal of her two heroines. As Cynthia and Camilla are thrown upon the goodwill of relatives and friends, Fielding offers a pointed critique of the position of women in her contemporary society.

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Sarah Fielding (1710-68) was the sister of Henry Fielding and a friend of Samuel Richardson. She turned to writing to support herself financially. 'David Simple' (1744) was her most popular novel and she also published a translation of Xenophon and the first critical study of Richardon's novel 'Clarissa'.
Linda Bree has lectured at Queen Mary & Westfield College London, and the University of Essex and is now a commissioning editor at CUP. She is the author of a study of Sarah Fielding.

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• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0140437479
• ISBN 13: 9780140437478
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 528
• Redattore: Bree Linda