Shamela / Anti-Pamela
Well well well, Henry Fielding we meet again. I read Joseph Andrews for my intro to fiction course last year and I must say that I did not miss Fielding in the least since the last time we encountered. However having said that I must say that it was a great accomplishment to create this imaginary world through several books that has been popularized throughout the ages, following these characters that can be, shall we say, quite ridiculous.
I did enjoy how short Shamela was as compared to Anti-Pamela, that was an upside, but you still need to get past the language. I like the comment made by Gil Burke about Fielding reminding her of Swift (I love Swift!). I can see where she’s coming from, and they do have some similar qualities to their literature, however I find that I enjoy Swift more than Fielding (not exactly sure why, possibly because I have read poetry by Swift and I am partial to poetry). Anyway, I thought these two novels were a funny take on Pamela once you actually puttered your way through them.
