{"product_id":"miscellanies-by-henry-fielding-esq-volume-three-hardcover","title":"Miscellanies by Henry Fielding, Esq: Volume Three - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBertrand A. Goldgar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHugh Amory\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume Three of Henry Fielding's \u003cem\u003eMiscellanies\u003c\/em\u003e, first published as a three-volume set in 1743, consists in its entirety of a major work of fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe history of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great. Jonathan Wild \u003c\/em\u003e takes its title from the  thief-taker' and gang-leader of that name who was hanged in 1725, but in Fielding's hands, the history of Wild is transformed into a mock-hostorical work of sustained irony aimed at all who would be  great men'. \u003cbr\u003eThe general introduction to this edition sets the novel against its historical and biographical background and argues against the view, common since the mid-nineteenth century, that it is a personal satire directed at the figure of Sir Robert Walpole. In both the general and the textual introductions, the editors also offer a fresh view on questions about the date and history of the work's composition. Full explanatory notes and commentary place Fielding's allusions and details in their contemporary context. \u003cbr\u003eAs in previous volumes of the Weslyan Edition, this provides critical, unmodernized text, based on the Greg-Bowers  Rationale of Copy-text'. The version is that of the first edition, with an appendix giving all variants in wording and presentation in the 1754 revision. In his introduction the textual editor lays out the rationale for his choice of version. This volume also includes, for the first time in modern edition, Fielding's list of subscribers to the \u003cem\u003eMiscellanies\u003c\/em\u003e, along with detailed biographical notes and an analysis of the subscription list by the textual editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Fielding \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 414\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637730701619,"sku":"9780198182757","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/deXG9RfILj9780198182757.webp?v=1762300386","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/miscellanies-by-henry-fielding-esq-volume-three-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}