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The Anti-Pamela - ;Or, Feign'd Innocence Detected (Paperback)
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The Anti-Pamela - ;Or, Feign'd Innocence Detected (Paperback)
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The Anti-Pamela: Or, Feign'd Innocence Detected (1741) is a novel
by Eliza Haywood. Blending tragedy and comedy, Haywood explores the
intersection of gender and class to reveal how women perform and
experience desire. Written in response to Samuel Richardson's
Pamela; Or, Virtue Rewarded, a novel in which a young girl resists
the advances of her wealthy employer and eventually marries him
honorably, Haywood's novel flips the portrayal of static feminine
desire on its head. Unlike Pamela, her protagonist is an
anti-heroine who wields her sexuality for the purpose of social
mobility, showing resilience and determination despite her repeated
failures. Syrena Tricksy knows what she wants from men. To get it,
she disguises herself as an unmarried aristocrat, a mistress, a
widow, and a libertine, each time in pursuit of a wealthy nobleman
to marry. Playing these parts with ease, she frequently gets in her
own way, failing at the last moment through carelessness and greed.
Resourceful and independent, Syrena is a character at odds with the
stereotypical portrayal of feminine sexuality. She may not be
perfect, but she is never passive. As a parody of Samuel
Richardson's popular novel of morality, The Anti-Pamela: Or,
Feign'd Innocence Detected lampoons the unrealistic character at
the heart of Pamela, a woman who gets what she wants through virtue
alone. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Eliza Haywood's The Anti-Pamela: Or,
Feign'd Innocence Detected is a classic of English literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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