The present article tackles a comparative study of Don Quijote and Joseph
Andrews in order to show Fielding's literary indebtedness to Cervantes. The
survey is carried through in terms of structure, characterization, and
narrative techniques. As far as structure is concerned, the three elements
articulating Joseph Andrews (road, inn, house) have been drawn from Don
Quijote. As to characterization, Adams and Joseph, Fielding's heroes, are
unfolded in their parallelisms with Don Quijote. Finally, several narrative
correspondences are provided to illustrate how close Fielding was to
Cervantes in his use of metaliterature and literary economy.
