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胡玉妍 2011级地理科学本 An introduction to Fielding the greatest novelist of the 18th century and is one of the most artistic that English literature has produced. a versatile man : a novelist, a dramatist 26 plays , an essayist（散文家）, a political pamphleteer, a learned authority on law and an able and efficient magistrate（地方法官） and a political economist Education born in an old aristocratic （贵族）family and studied for six years at the famous Eton 伊顿 school and took a degree at the University of Leyden（雷顿） in Holland. Experience He first tried his luck at play writing and turned out 26 plays during 9 years 1729-37 , and became the most successful playwright of the time. He wrote plays, farces 滑稽剧and buffooneries 滑稽for the stage with political and social satire. Fielding mercilessly exposed the corruption, hypocrisy and cruelty of the officials. His plays was applauded by the public but hated by the government. In 1737 when the political censorship of the Licensing Act went into effect, his theatrical career came to an end. He began to take up law and was admitted to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1740. He was made a judge in 1748. Then Fielding began his novel writing by attacking Richardson. In 1742 he published his first novel The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews This was followed by another novel, The Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great. In 1749, appeared his masterpiece, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, two years later: his last novel, Amelia. In his novels, Fielding continued to expose and fight against social evils of his time. His later years were devoted to the duties as a magistrate. He worked very hard. His health failed. In 1754 he died in Lisbon, Portugal. Writing Style His style is easy, unlabored and familiar, but extremely vivid and vigorous. His sentences are always distinguished by logic and musical rhythm; the structures are always well balanced and carefully planned. His language is remarkable. Fielding’s Novels 1 “The