Joseph Andrews and Shamela

Name: Joseph Andrews and Shamela
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ISBN: 9780199536986

ISBN-10: 0199536988

ISBN-13: 9780199536986

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Henry Fielding, Thomas Keymer

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Henry Fielding wrote both Joseph Andrews (1742) and Shamela (1741) in response to Samuel Richardson's book Pamela (1740), of which Shamela is a splendidly bawdy travesty. Joseph Andrews begins as a parody, too, but soon outgrows its origins, and its deepest roots lie in Cervantes and Marivaux. In both stories, Fielding demonstrates his concern for the corruption of contemporary society, politics, religion, morality, and taste. This revised and expanded edition follows the text of Joseph Andrews established by Martin C. Battestin for the definitive Wesleyan Edition of Fielding's works. The text of Shamela is based on the first edition, and two substantial appendices reprint the preliminary…

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List price: $9.95
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Henry Fielding (17071754) began his career as a novelist in 1740 with the publications of Shamelaand then Joseph Andrews, with which he anticipates his masterpiece, Tom Jones. Thomas Keymer is Elmore Fellow and Tutor in English at St. Annes College, Oxford. Alice Wakely teaches at the University of York.