Fan-yu In

The Adventures of David Simple: A Study in Contrasts

Studies in Eighteenth-century Literatures

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Produktbeschreibung

This book proposes to scrutinize and analyze the
contrasts that abound in Sarah Fielding s novel, The
Adventures of David Simple. Contrasts pervade the
novel because they exist in the themes, between the
paired protagonists, and between part one and part
two. The hero, David Simple, is characterized by
his extreme benevolence that rarely exists among
us. He seems uncommon by prioritizing friendship
over anything else. He is an extremist in point of
godliness, innocence, spirituality, sentimentality,
and benevolence. With like-minded friends, David
sets up a utopian community that grows from four to
eleven members, but at last only two female members
survive. The annihilation of David s secluded
utopia brings about the enigma that good seems to go
unrewarded. This book attempts to draw on feudalism
and capitalism to explain the decline of David s
utopia by analyzing the patron-client relationship
that evolves between David Simple and Mr. Orgueil.
To sum up, the threshold of heavenly happiness is
death. The prerequisite for an approach to that
threshold of permanent happiness is benevolence,
which avails to transcend sublunary happiness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 142g
• ISBN-13: 9783639125061
• ISBN-10: 3639125061
• Artikelnr.: 26058712

Autorenporträt

Fan-yu In is a lecturer at Feng Chia University in Taichung,
Taiwan, R.O.C. She specializes in English literature and
currently pursues a PhD degree from National Changhua University
of Education. Her current research interests include Renaissance
study, eighteenth-century literature study, and literary
criticism.