The Adventures of David Simple (Penguin Classics S.) - Softcover

Fielding, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140437479 ISBN 13: 9780140437478

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 2002

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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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• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0140437479
• ISBN 13: 9780140437478
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 528
• Herausgeber: Bree Linda
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