Which of the following works begins as a parody of Pamela by Samuel Richardson ?
Joseph Andrews begins by reversing the situation in Pamela: a male servant must defend his chastity against his employer’s advances. Fielding develops this comic reversal…
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Which of the following works begins as a parody of Pamela by Samuel Richardson ?
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Joseph Andrews begins by reversing the situation in Pamela: a male servant must defend his chastity against his employer’s advances. Fielding develops this comic reversal into a broader satire of social and moral hypocrisy.
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Gujarat SET (GSET)