Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson that tells the story of a young maidservant whose steadfast defense of her virtue against her wealthy master leads to her eventual social rise.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epistolary novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
ballad operas
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operas ⓘ stage plays ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | sentimentalism ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class and gender relations
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sexual harassment and coercion ⓘ social mobility ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| contemporaryReception |
commercial success
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moral controversy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Henry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | two volumes ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | C. Rivington and J. Osborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
conduct literature
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epistolary fiction ⓘ sentimental novel ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Pamela in her Exalted Condition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Clarissa
NERFINISHED
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Sir Charles Grandison NERFINISHED ⓘ development of the English novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key work in the rise of the novel in Britain
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one of the earliest English novels ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mr. B
NERFINISHED
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Pamela Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralFocus | reward of female chastity ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | letters ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | use of letters to create immediacy and psychological depth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodiedIn |
Joseph Andrews
NERFINISHED
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Shamela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young maidservant resists the advances of her wealthy master and is ultimately rewarded with marriage and social elevation. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | maidservant ⓘ |
| protagonistVirtue |
chastity
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obedience tempered by moral firmness ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1740 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialIssueAddressed |
marriage as social contract
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servant–master power dynamics ⓘ |
| targetAudienceAtPublication | middle-class readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 18th century ⓘ |
| toldThrough | first-person correspondence ⓘ |
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