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 romanului ,,Pamela" de Samuel Richardson, in care o servitoare virtuoasa se opune mult timp avansurilor stapanului ei si este in cele din urma ,,rasplatita" cu casatoria. ,,Joseph Andrews", primul roman al lui Fielding, poate fi vazut si ca un raspuns la Richardson, in care lasciva Lady Booby isi propune sa-l seduca pe servitorul ei comic si cast, Joseph.