Joseph Andrews/Shamela

Shamela is a parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela, Fielding's heroine uses coyness and mock modesty as techniques to catch a rich husband. Joseph Andrews can al... » 

Shamela is a parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela, Fielding's heroine uses coyness and mock modesty as techniques to catch a rich husband. Joseph Andrews can also be seen as a response to Richardson as the lascivious Lady Booby sets out to seduce her comically chaste servant Joseph. «