ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Walter Scott called Henry Fielding the “father of the English novel, ” and the phrase still indicates Fielding’s place in the history of literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of his major contribution to the English novel was a sense of structure to its development. With his Tom Jones, Fielding introduced a new kind of fictional hero – a good hearted, well intentioned young man with ordinary human weakness, one who yields to temptation with women and to make errors in judgement.

Detailed explanation-3: -When Mulk Raj Anand, regarded as the founding father of the Indian English novel, passed away last week, the 99-year-old writer left behind a rich legacy of ideas and thoughts that sum up his prolific life and works.

Detailed explanation-4: -On these grounds Sir Walter Scott rightly calls him the father of English novel. Plot: Plot before Fielding did not hold much importance. But Fielding revolutionised the concept of plot construction. He employs very coherent and organic plots.

Detailed explanation-5: -Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English novelist, irony writer, and dramatist known for earthy humour and satire. His comic novel Tom Jones is still widely appreciated. He and Samuel Richardson are seen as founders of the traditional English novel.