Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) was born in Derbyshire, the son of a joiner. He received little formal education and in 1706 was apprenticed to a printer in London. Thirteen years later he set himself up as a stationer and printer and became of the leading figures in the trade. He printed political material, newspapers and literature. He began writing Pamela as a result of a suggestion from friends that he should compile a book of model letters for use by unskilled writers. Pamela was a great success and went on to write Clarissa, one of the masterpieces of European literature.
Fifteen-year-old Pamela Andrews, alone and unprotected, is relentlessly pursued 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 caused a sensation when it was first published, with its depiction of a servant heroine who dares to assert herself. Richly comic and full of lively scenes and descriptions, Pamela contains a diverse cast of characters, ranging from the vulgar and malevolent Mrs Jewkes to the aggressive but awkward country squire who serves 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. Doody’s introduction discusses the genre of epistolary novels, and examines characterization, the role of women and class differences in Pamela.
现在看此书的意义与其在关注婚前的贞洁,还不如更反映当时的英国社会现状以及婚姻观。 帕梅拉是B先生妈妈的女仆,按阶级等级是无论如何不可能与B先生结婚的,这还不似《傲慢与偏见》。而最初先生也只是打算让其做情妇。不过这在清教徒风气的英国,至少在正派人之中是不可能的...
评分 评分纯粹是一时兴起,奥斯汀看多了这类小说,抱着瞧瞧的心态。我看书向来是乱翻,只用了半个下午,所以没有评论的资格。简单说感受吧。译者前言就把兴趣打掉一半,当然对作者人生那是肃然起敬。身为三大印刷厂主之一的作者作为学徒后来娶了厂主的女儿获得人生的成功第一步。我对这...
评分《帕梅拉》(1740)出版之后,对于帕梅拉这个人物,一直以来就有两个极端不同的解释。伊恩.P.瓦特在《小说的兴起》一书中说,在该书出版后不久,就有一个不知名的小册子作者认为,在人们之间,出现了两个不同的派别,帕梅拉派和反帕梅拉派。那个年轻的处女,到底是一个女士们应...
评分这本书写的还可以,但是有18、19世纪那时的思想局限性。伯爵后来明媒正娶了帕梅拉,大家可以看到帕梅拉感激成什么样了,动不动就扑到在伯爵的脚下,感恩的进行表白,爱情中的两个人是平等的,爱情不是赐予与恩惠。再看周围的人,他们慑于伯爵的权势见风使舵,那个牧师,一再表...
reformative, not revolutionary yet....
评分当言情小说看完了hhhh占了很大程度上the rise of the novel的便宜
评分目前读过最讨厌的一本小说。我读的那一版封面还是很棒的,Pamela对Mr. B 欲拒还迎
评分A novel for moralizing: stay humble.
评分当言情小说看完了hhhh占了很大程度上the rise of the novel的便宜
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