Pamela or Virtue Rewarded (Riverside editions) - Softcover

Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 415 pages. cover worn p>Fifteen-year-old Pamela Andrews, alone and unprotected, is relentlessly pur sued by her dead mistress?s son. Although she is attracted to young Mr B., she holds out against his demands and threats of abduction and rape, determined to defend her virginity and abide by her own moral standards. Psychologically acute in its investigations of sex, freedom and power, Richardson?s first novel cau sed a sensation when it was first published, with its depiction of a servant her oine who dares to assert herself. Richly comic and full of lively scenes and des criptions, Pamela contains a diverse cast of characters, ranging from the vulgar and malevolent Mrs Jewkes to the aggressive but awkward country squire who serv es this unusual love story as both its villain and its hero.This edition incorporates all the revisions made by Richardson in his lifetime. Margaret A. D oody?s introduction discusses the genre of epistolary novels, and examines cha racterization, the role of women and class differences in Pamela. Artikel-Nr. 3903m

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