Detailed Information on Publication Record
2018
The Problem of Ridicule in Henry Fielding´s Joseph Andrews
HOCHMANOVÁ, DitaBasic information
Original name
The Problem of Ridicule in Henry Fielding´s Joseph Andrews
Authors
HOCHMANOVÁ, Dita (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Brno Studies in English, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 0524-6881
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14640/18:00110025
Organization unit
Language Centre
Keywords in English
satire; politeness; ridicule; decorum
Změněno: 12/5/2020 21:28, PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
Starting his career as a provocative dramatist, generally criticised for open political satire and indecency of his plays, Henry Fielding developed into one of the most prominent eighteenth-century novelist and had to work hard to build a reputation which would correspond with the newly developing sensibilities of the reading audiences. The article considers the transition in Fielding´s career in the context of changing demands on politeness in society and provides analysis of his first novel, Joseph Andrews, which links his technique of the true ridiculous to William Hogarth´s fight against sham values and Lord Shaftesbury´s idea of freedom of laughter. It also explains how this method helped Fielding create consciously ambiguous characters and make profound moral statements while keeping the possibility to entertain his readers through comedy.