{"product_id":"miscellanies-by-henry-fielding-esq-volume-three-9780198182757","title":"Miscellanies by Henry Fielding, Esq: Volume Three","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJonathan Wild \u003c\/em\u003etakes 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-historical work of sustained irony aimed at all who would be great men'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull explanatory notes and commentary place Fielding's allusions and details in their contemporary context. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs in previous volumes of the Wesleyan Edition, this provides critical, unmodernized text, based on the Greg-Bowers Rationale of Copy-text'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume also includes, for the first time in the 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Fielding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarendon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198182757\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Fielding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarendon Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39930791329907,"sku":"0198182759","price":173.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4c95290a-ec4f-4a5a-a701-2484d42bf9e3.jpg?v=1647699833","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/miscellanies-by-henry-fielding-esq-volume-three-9780198182757","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}