Fielding est le premier des romanciers anglais. Son nom est immortel comme peintre des mœurs naturelles. De tous les ouvrages de fiction auxquels le génie anglais a donné naissance, les siens sont d'ailleurs les plus anglais...
English Literature boasts three comic worthies - three great creations that will live for ever. Pickwick and Falstaff are better known, but Parson Adams, who bestrides Joseph Andrews like a colossus, is of the same company, the favourite of every reader who encounters him in these picaresque pages. He lives, and so do all the rest of the wonderful characters, for seldom was a novel so rich in incident and all round excellence. Says George Saintsbury: 'The hero and heroine are surprisingly human where most writers would have made them sticks. And the rest require no allowance. Lady Booby, few as are the strokes given to her, is not much less alive than Lady Bellaston. Mr. Trulliber, monster and not at all delicate monster as he is, is also a man, and when he lays it down that no one even in his own house shall drink when he "Caaled Vurst," one can but pay his maker the tribute of that silent shudder of admiration which hails the addition of one more everlasting entity to the world of thought and fancy. And Mr. Tow-wouse is real and Mrs Tow-wouse is more real still, and Betty is real and the coachman, and Miss Grave-airs and all the wonderful crew from first to last.'
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onçu comme une parodie du roman Pamela de Richardson , Joseph Andrews s'élève triomphalement au-dessus de son point de départ pour devenir un délicieux roman à part entière. Historiquement important dans le développement de la fiction du XVIIIe siècle, il est toujours apprécié par les lecteurs pour ses vertus plus accessibles : comédie légère, farce à couper le souffle et satire vigoureuse. Mais surtout, le personnage de Parson Adams continue de donner vie à l'histoire, imprégné comme il l'est de la générosité, de la chaleur et de l'humanité de Fielding. (Ce texte est une traduction de la présentation de la nouvelle édition parue chez Everyman's Library)
[Conceived as a parody of Richardson’s novel Pamela, Joseph Andrews rises triumphantly above its starting-point to become a delightful novel in its own right. Historically important in the development of eighteenth-century fiction, it is still prized by readers for more accessible virtues: breezy comedy, knockabout farce and vigorous satire. But above all, the character of Parson Adams continues to breathe life into the story, imbued as he is with so much of Fielding’s own generosity, warm-heartedness and humanity.]
Henry Fielding , born 22nd April 1707, at East Stour, Sharpham Park, near Glastonbury, Somerset. Educated at Eton and Leyden University. Worked as a dramatist from 1728 until 1737, when he entered The Middle Temple, being called to the Bar in 1740. His career as a novelist began in 1742. Appointed J.P. in 1748, he served at Bow Street, together with his blind brother, John, until 1754. As a journalist(1750-4) he supported the opposition to Walpole's Government. In 1754, he travelled, for reasons of health, to Lisbon, where he died (8th October) and was buried.
[Henry Fielding, né le 22 avril 1707, à East Stour, Sharpham Park, près de Glastonbury, Somerset. Formé à Eton et à l'Université de Leyden. A travaillé comme dramaturge de 1728 à 1737, date à laquelle il entra au Middle Temple, et fut admis au Barreau en 1740. Sa carrière de romancier commença en 1742. Nommé juge de paix en 1748, il servit à Bow Street, avec son frère aveugle, John, jusqu'en 1754. En tant que journaliste (1750-1754), il soutint l'opposition au gouvernement Walpole. En 1754, pour raisons de santé, il se rendit à Lisbonne, où il mourut (8 octobre) et fut enterré.]
ÉTAT (LIVRE OCCASION) | Nom du propriétaire précédent sur la page de garde, Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, See attached photos, Très bon état, Very Good (VG), Voir photos jointes |
Collection | Everyman's Library |
Date parution | 1961 |
Dimensions | 12x18x2.5cm, Hardcover, Petit format cartonné relié, avec jaquette papier |
Editeur | London / New York, Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. |
Nb pages | 280 |
Numéro | 467 |
Joseph Andrews (Henry FIELDING ) - Everyman's Library #347, Hardcover
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