Joseph Andrews & Shamela

"Shamela" is a parody of Samuel Richardson's "Pamela", in which a virtuous servant girl long resists her master's advances and is eventually 'rewarded' with marriage. "Joseph Andrews", Fielding's first novel, can also be seen as a response to Richardson, as the lascivious Lady Booby sets out to seduce her comically chaste servant Joseph.

,,Shamela" este o parodie a ,,Pamela" a lui Samuel Richardson, in care o servitoare virtuoasa rezista mult timp avansurilor stapanului ei si in cele din urma este ,,rasplatita" cu casatorie. ,,Joseph Andrews", primul roman al lui Fielding, poate fi vazut si ca un raspuns la Richardson, in timp ce lasciva Lady Booby isi propune sa-si seduca slujitorul ei comic cast, Joseph.