Henry Fielding
Fielding was Richardson's great rival and the founding father of the comic novel in English. His ebullient narrator, sprawling plots, and celebration of good-natured humanity set the terms for the novel of manners and character.
Works
- Tom JonesComic novel of foundling's adventures and misadventures across eighteenth-century England
- Joseph AndrewsComic novel parodying sentimental virtue featuring naive country youth in urban adventures
- AmeliaNovel exploring marital discord and virtue among middle-class married couple and friends
- Jonathan WildShort satirical novel depicting the life and execution of a criminal gang leader
- ShamelaSatirical parody of Pamela using male servant to mock Richardson's sentimental heroine