Question

"I declare once for all, I describe not men, but
manners, not an individual, but species.” Elucidate​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Here the author praises literature that has fictional romantic characters with progressive human traits.

These imaginative works are not bound to the particulars of history, and they can be “Histories of the World in general” expressing its eternal truths.

As he says, “I describe Men, not Manners ,not an Individual, but a Species.”

His goal is “not to expose one pitiful wretch” in real life but “to hold the Glass to thousands,” criticizing the common flaws of human nature.

This distinction says Fielding, makes the difference between the libeler and the satirist.

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