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Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Henry Fielding . Henry Fielding, (born April 22, 1707, Sharpham Park, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 8, 1754, Lisbon, Port.), British novelist and playwright. Fielding attended Eton College but left early and lost his family’s support.
Introduction. We think of Henry Fielding (b. 22 April 1707–d. 8 October 1754) above all as a pioneer of the novel genre: “the Founder of a new Province of Writing,” as he puts it in one of the best-known metafictional chapters of Tom Jones.
Henry Fielding was a central figure in the theatrical world of the 1730’s, and he continued to be influential as a literary and social critic almost up to his death in 1754. He wrote in popular...
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Jun 27, 2018 · Henry Fielding. Fielding, Henry. views 2,621,473 updated Jun 27 2018. Henry Fielding. BORN: 1707, Sharpham, Somerset, England. DIED: 1754, Lisbon, Portugal. NATIONALITY: British. GENRE: Fiction, drama, essays. MAJOR WORKS: Tom Thumb (1730) An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews (1741)
Henry Fielding (Author of The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of Henry Fielding's books. Join Goodreads. Henry Fielding’s Followers (353) Born. in Sharpham, Somerset, The United Kingdom. April 22, 1707. Died. October 08, 1754. Genre. Fiction. Influences.
Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 – October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist, known for his rich, earthy—if sometimes crude—humor and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.
Mar 9, 2008 · Henry Fielding was a novelist and playwright during the English Restoration as well as one of the founders of London’s first police force, the Bow Street Runners. He was born April 22, 1707 in Somerset to Colonel Edmund Fielding and his wife Sarah Gould, the daughter of Judge Henry Gould.
