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The Life and Death of the Late Jonathan Wild, the Great is a satiric novel by Henry Fielding. It was published in 1743 in Fielding's Miscellanies, third volume. It is a satiric account of the life of London underworld boss Jonathan Wild (1682–1725).
Mr. Jonathan Wild, or Wyld, then (for he himself did not always agree in one method of spelling his name), was descended from the great Wolfstan Wild, who came over with Hengist, and distinguished himself very eminently at that famous festival, where the Britons were so treacherously murdered by the Saxons; for when the word was given, i.e ...
In 1743, Henry Fielding's The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild, the Great appeared in the third volume of Miscellanies. Fielding is merciless in his attack on Walpole. In his work, Wild stands in for Walpole directly, and, in particular, he invokes the Walpolean language of the "Great Man".
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The Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great (1743), for instance, uses a mock-heroic idiom to explore a derisive parallel between the criminal underworld and England’s political elite, and Amelia (1751) probes with somber precision images of captivity and situations of taxing moral paradox. Read More.
Short summary - The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild, the Great. Henry Fielding. Starting the story of the life of his hero, whom the author considers to be “great people,” he seeks to convince the reader that greatness - contrary to a common misconception - is incompatible with kindness. The author considers the absurd and absurd desire of ...
4 de mar. de 2010 · The life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the great. by. Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. Publication date. 1961. Topics. Wild, Jonathan, 1682?-1725. Publisher. New York : New American Library.
