Study Guide to Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews, one of the first novels written in the English language. As a novel of the eighteenth-century, Joseph Andrews seeks to uncover the faults and flaws of people who view themselves Christan, but are resistant to valuing the importance of charity and philanthropy. Moreover, Joseph Andrews is the first "modern" type of novel to embrace elements of theater and of episodic, and of s...