Joseph Andrews and Shamela (Penguin Classics)

Joseph Andrews and Shamela (Penguin Classics)

â€˜Kissing, Joseph, is but a Prologue to a Play. Can I believe a young Fellow of your Age and Complexion will be content with Kissing?â€™

Joseph Andrews, Henry Fieldingâ€™s first full-length novel, depicts the many colourful and often hilarious adventures of a comically chaste servant. After being sacked for spurning the lascivious Lady Booby, Joseph takes to the road, accompanied by his beloved Fanny Goodwill, a much-put-upon foundling girl, and Parson Adams, a man often duped and humiliated, but still a model of Christian charity. In the boisterous short taleÂ Shamela, a brilliant parody of Richardsonâ€™sÂ Pamela, the spirited and sexually honest heroine uses coyness and mock modesty to catch herself a rich husband. Together these works anticipate Fieldingâ€™s great comic epicÂ Tom Jones, with their amiable good humour and pointed social satire.

Judith Hawleyâ€™s introduction compares the works of Fielding and Richardson, and discusses sex and class relations, and the literary and political world of the time. This volume also includes a chronology and suggestions for further reading.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 4047435
Model 4047435
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1999-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140433869

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	4047435
Model	4047435
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1999-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140433869

Joseph Andrews and Shamela (Penguin Classics)

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