{"product_id":"joseph-andrews-and-shamela-hardcover","title":"Joseph Andrews and Shamela: Satire and the Birth of the English Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brilliant fusion of satire and early English novel form, \u003cem\u003eJoseph Andrews and Shamela\u003c\/em\u003e brings together Henry Fielding's comic inversion of moral fiction with his full-length narrative of virtue, hypocrisy, and social absurdity.\u003c\/strong\u003e The volume opens with \u003cem\u003eShamela\u003c\/em\u003e, a sharp and deliberately subversive parody of Samuel Richardson's \u003cem\u003ePamela\u003c\/em\u003e, exposing what Fielding saw as the manipulative moral posturing beneath its surface. With wit and precision, he overturns sentimental conventions, replacing them with irony, candour, and biting social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoseph Andrews\u003c\/em\u003e expands this satirical impulse into a richly developed comic novel. Following the good-natured and morally steadfast Joseph, brother of Pamela, Fielding constructs a series of episodic encounters that reveal the pretensions, cruelties, and contradictions of eighteenth-century society. Alongside Parson Adams-one of Fielding's most memorable creations-the narrative moves through misadventure, generosity, and moral testing, blending farce with genuine ethical concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken together, these works mark a decisive moment in the development of the English novel. Fielding rejects rigid moral didacticism in favour of a more expansive and humane comic vision, where virtue is tested in the real world rather than merely asserted. The result is a work that is both entertaining and foundational, offering insight into the evolution of narrative form as well as the social landscape of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48101260099832,"sku":"9781515427681","price":46.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/RC-BB3PF4S9781515427681.webp?v=1783257253","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/joseph-andrews-and-shamela-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}