Shamela
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Shamela is a satirical novel by Henry Fielding that parodies Samuel Richardson’s "Pamela" by comically exposing the supposed hypocrisy and manipulation of its heroine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistolary novel
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ |
| academicInterest | studied in 18th-century literature courses ⓘ |
| author | Henry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered an important early English parody ⓘ |
| criticizes |
hypocrisy
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religious cant ⓘ sexual manipulation ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | 18th-century English society ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | anonymous pamphlet ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary fiction
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parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Parson Williams
NERFINISHED
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Shamela Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Squire Booby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Shamela Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
irony
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| parodies | Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodiesAuthor | Samuel Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | early novel by Henry Fielding ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1741 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Henry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satirizes |
moral didacticism
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sentimental fiction ⓘ virtue-in-distress narrative ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century England ⓘ |
| structure | letters ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire | Samuel Richardson’s Pamela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social ambition
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critique of sentimental morality ⓘ hypocrisy of apparent virtue ⓘ manipulation and deceit ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| workOf | Henry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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