Henry Fielding

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
Novelist
Playwright
gptkbp:artMovement Realism
Romanticism
Satirical Literature
gptkbp:associatedWith 18th Century Literature
Theatrical World
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Leyden
gptkbp:birthDate April 22, 1707
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Sharpham,_Somerset,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Fielding_Jr.
William_Fielding
Charlotte_Fielding
gptkbp:deathDate October 8, 1754
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Lisbon,_Portugal
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:University_of_Leyden
gptkbp:famousFor Critique of social issues
Creating the first English novel
Establishing the comic novel
Writing the first modern detective story
gptkbp:genre Comedy
Novel
Play
Satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Fielding
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Daniel_Defoe
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:knownFor Pioneering the novel as a literary form
Satirical writing
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Tom_Jones
gptkb:The_History_of_the_Life_of_Mr._Jonathan_Wild_the_Great
gptkb:Joseph_Andrews
gptkbp:occupation Journalist
Lawyer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Portugal
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:The_Life_and_Opinions_of_Tristram_Shandy,_Gentleman
gptkb:The_History_of_Tom_Jones,_a_Foundling
gptkb:The_Covent_Garden_Journal
The Beggar's Opera
The Author's Farce
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Charlotte_Cradock