Book I

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Book I is the opening section of Henry Fielding’s comic novel "Joseph Andrews," establishing the characters, themes, and satirical tone of the work.

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Book I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book section ⓘ
narrative unit ⓘ
author Henry Fielding ⓘ
contains authorial digressions ⓘ
burlesque episodes ⓘ
mock-heroic elements ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
establishes main characters of Joseph Andrews ⓘ
satirical tone of Joseph Andrews ⓘ
themes of Joseph Andrews ⓘ
featuresCharacter Joseph Andrews ⓘ
Lady Booby ⓘ
Mrs. Slipslop ⓘ
linked to: Mrs Slipslop

Parson Adams ⓘ
firstPublicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1742 ⓘ
genreContext comic novel ⓘ
influencedBy Don Quixote ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose fiction ⓘ
literaryMovement Augustan literature ⓘ
literaryTechnique direct address to the reader ⓘ
metafictional commentary ⓘ
narrativeFunction exposition ⓘ
opening section ⓘ
narrativePerspective omniscient narrator ⓘ
parodies Richardsonian novels ⓘ
sentimental fiction ⓘ
partOf Joseph Andrews ⓘ
relatedWork Shamela ⓘ
setting 18th-century England ⓘ
targetOfSatire affectation ⓘ
clergy ⓘ
gentry ⓘ
moral pretension ⓘ
theme class and manners ⓘ
hypocrisy ⓘ
morality ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
uses irony ⓘ
parody ⓘ
satire ⓘ
workType comic novel section ⓘ

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Joseph Andrews → hasPart → Book I ⓘ