by Henry Fielding · Oxford University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192815507
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«Joseph Andrews and Shamela» is the satirical work by Henry Fielding, published by Oxford University Press in paperback (420 pages, in English).
The volume includes two satirical works: Joseph Andrews, Fielding's first novel, and Shamela, a burlesque parody of Pamela, by Samuel Richardson. The stories criticise the corruption of society, politics, religion and morality of the era, with a comic tone and a memorable portrait of the parson Abraham Adams.
Edition from the World's Classics collection. The works were originally published in 1741 (Shamela) and 1742 (Joseph Andrews).
Suitable for readers of classic English literature and university studies, especially those interested in satire and the eighteenth-century novel.
Henry Fielding was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His famous novels include Shamela (1741), Joseph Andrews (1742), The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749) and Amelia (1751). Along with Samuel Richardson, Fielding is seen as the founder of the traditional English novel. As well as being a novelist, Fielding was also a playwright, known for his satirical comedies The Author's Farce (1730), Tom Thumb (1730), The Letter Writers (1731) and The Tragedy of Tragedies (1731). He also played an important role in the history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom, using his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London's first professional police force.
