The Journal of a Voyage to LisbonDigiCat, 16/09/2022 - 110 páginas Henry Fielding's 'The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon' stands as an intimate chronicle of the author's final days, penned with all the narrative verve and perspicacity that marks his oeuvre. Crafted with the observational precision of a novelist and the reflective depth of an essayist, Fielding's prose constructs a detailed account of his maritime journey. The narrative not only captures the physical vicissitudes of seafaring but, in a broader literary context, it also reflects the Augustan era's preoccupation with travel as a metaphor for life's transient nature and the human condition. Fielding's own turbulent life and failing health provided fertile ground for 'The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon.' Known primarily for his satirical novels and robust comedies, this work reveals a more contemplative side of the author. Impelled by his deteriorating health to seek a more congenial climate, Fielding imbues his narrative with a candid mix of introspection and social critique, chronicling the voyage he undertook in search of reprieve from his ailments. It is in this personal candidness that Fielding's literary prowess is most poignantly illuminated. 'The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon' is recommended for those interested in the interplay between life's real voyages and the philosophical journey of introspection. It appeals to readers who appreciate not only the historical context of 18th-century travel but also the enduring human themes that Henry Fielding so adeptly transcribes. This book illuminates the end of an era and of a life, prompting reflection in all who navigate its course. |
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... as if struggling against its own dissolution, it sometimes darts a ray as bright as ever. In like manner, a strong and lively genius will, in its last struggles, sometimes mount aloft, and throw forth the most striking marks of.
... as if struggling against its own dissolution, it sometimes darts a ray as bright as ever. In like manner, a strong and lively genius will, in its last struggles, sometimes mount aloft, and throw forth the most striking marks of.
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... manners of men were everywhere the same, there would be no office so dull as that of a traveler, for the difference of hills, valleys, rivers, in short, the various views of which we may see the face of the earth, would scarce afford ...
... manners of men were everywhere the same, there would be no office so dull as that of a traveler, for the difference of hills, valleys, rivers, in short, the various views of which we may see the face of the earth, would scarce afford ...
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... manners of men were too simple to afford that variety which they have since offered in vain to the choice of the meanest writers. In doing this they are again excusable for the manner in which they have done it. Ut speciosa dehine ...
... manners of men were too simple to afford that variety which they have since offered in vain to the choice of the meanest writers. In doing this they are again excusable for the manner in which they have done it. Ut speciosa dehine ...
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... manner happens to himself. Of such consequence do his own actions appear to one of this kind, that he would probably think himself guilty of infidelity should he omit the minutest thing in the detail of his journal. That the fact is ...
... manner happens to himself. Of such consequence do his own actions appear to one of this kind, that he would probably think himself guilty of infidelity should he omit the minutest thing in the detail of his journal. That the fact is ...
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... more modest, but surely more feasible, than that of reforming a whole people, by making use of a vehicular story, to wheel in among them worse manners than their own. INTRODUCTION Table of Contents In the beginning of August, 1753,
... more modest, but surely more feasible, than that of reforming a whole people, by making use of a vehicular story, to wheel in among them worse manners than their own. INTRODUCTION Table of Contents In the beginning of August, 1753,
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