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Battestin, Martin Carey was born on March 25, 1930 in New York City. Son of Martin Augustus and Marion (Kirkland) Battestin.
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Best remembered as the author of Joseph Andrews (1742), Tom Jones (1749) and Amelia (1751), Henry Fielding was one of the most important pioneering English novelists of the eighteenth century, and his works continue to occupy a central place in the literary canon. During the 1730s he was the most dominant playwright in London since John Dryden; and in his official capacity as a magistrate, he addressed serious social problems and invented the modern metropolitan police. This reference book makes essential information available to readers interested in Fielding, his life, and his works. The volume is organized in sections devoted to such topics as Fielding's residences; his family members and household; historical persons, including authors who influenced him; his works; themes and topics important to his writings; and characters in his plays and prose fiction. Each section contains numerous entries on particular items, and many entries provide brief bibliographical information. While the sectional organization of the volume invites the reader to explore broad areas of interest, a thorough index provides convenient alphabetical access to the entries. A brief introductory essay and chronology begin the volume, and the book concludes with an extensive bibliography.
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Battestin, Martin Carey was born on March 25, 1930 in New York City. Son of Martin Augustus and Marion (Kirkland) Battestin.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Princeton University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1958.
English master, Westminster School, Simsbury, Connecticut, 1952-1953; instructor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1956-1958; assistant professor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1958-1961; assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1961-1963; associate professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1963-1967; professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1967-1975; William R. Kenan, Junior Professor of English, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1975-1998; emeritus professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1998; department chairman English, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1983-1986. Visiting professor Rice U., Houston, 1967-1968. Associate Clare Hall, Cambridge (England) University, 1972.
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Member Modern Language Association (chairman secretary VII 1967, advisory editor publications 1982-1986), South Atlantic Modern Language Association, International Association University Professors English (chairman section V 1990-1992), Association Literature Scholars and Critics, East Central American Society Eighteenth Century Studies, National Association Scholars, The Johnsonians.
Married Ruthe Rootes, June 14, 1963. Children: David (deceased 1999), Catherine.