Federico Garcia Lorca and the Culture of Male Homosexuality

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Henry Fielding wrote both
(1742) and
(1741) in response to Samuel Richardson’s book
(1740), of which
is a splendidly bawdy travesty.
begins as a parody, too, but soon outgrows its origins, and its deepest roots lie in Cervantes and Marivaux. In both stories, Fielding demonstrates his concern for the corruption of contemporary society, politics, religion, morality, and taste.
This revised and expanded edition follows the text of
established by Martin C. Battestin for the definitive Wesleyan Edition of Fielding’s works. The text of
is based on the first edition, and two substantial appendices reprint the preliminary matter from the second edition of Richardson’s
and Conyers Middleton’s
, which is also closely parodied in
. This Oxford World’s Classics edition also features a new introduction by Thomas Keymer which situates Fielding’s works in their critical and historical contexts.
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