Natural Masques
Literary Studies and LiteratureGender and Identity in Fielding’s Plays and Novels
Jill Campbell
March 1995
340 Pages
Hardcover ISBN: 9780804723916
Paperback ISBN: 9780804725200
"This excellent study of Fielding's works takes as its central metaphor the masque (or mask) used throughout his career to explore the often complicated relationships among biological sex, gender, sexuality, and identity. The author is impressive both in her scope . . . and in her incisiveness. . . . This is a major work."—Choice