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100 1 $aDownie, J. A.$q(James Alan),$d1951-
245 12 $aA political biography of Henry Fielding /$cJ. A. Downie.
260 $aLondon :$bPickering & Chatto,$c2009.
300 $ax, 269 p. ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aEighteenth-century political biographies
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-259) and index.
520 8 $aAlthough scholars agree that Henry Fielding subscribed to Revolution Principles, existing accounts of his political ideas are insufficiently aware of the ways in which the various strands of Whig political ideology developed during the 60 years following the Revolution of 1688. This biography explains what 'being a Whig' meant to Fielding.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- 'So Dissipated, Though Well Born and Well-Educated a Youth' -- 'Unshap'd Monsters of a Wanton Brain!': 1728-1731 -- 'Court Poet'?: 1732-1735 -- 'Dramatick Satire': 1736-1739 -- 'Writ in Defence of the Rights of the People': 1739-1741 -- The Political Significance of The Opposition. A Vision -- 'There are Several Boobies who are Squires': 1742-1745 -- 'A Strenuous Advocate for the Ministry': 1745-1748 --'A Hearty Well-Wisher to the Glorious Cause of Liberty': Tom Jones and the Forty-Five -- 'This Botcher in Law and Politics': 1749-1754 -- Conclusion.
600 10 $aFielding, Henry,$d1707-1754$xPolitical and social views.
650 0 $aAuthors, English$y18th century$vBiography.
650 0 $aSatirists, English$y18th century$vBiography.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aDownie, J. A. (James Alan), 1951-$tPolitical biography of Henry Fielding.$dLondon : Pickering & Chatto, 2009$w(OCoLC)648806555
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