Samuel Richardson

Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (Annotated) Samuel Richardson

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, which helps us understand this literary work. We must pay special attention to those events that especially influenced the world of culture and art and also to those events that were especially reflected in literature, in the life of its writer or that affected it. There are many examples in which historical events have shaped the content and forms of literature, as well as this has often been the best testimony to the importance of certain events throughout history. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. The printer Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) lacked formal academic training since he was only allowed to attend school. A great fan of reading and narration, he won the sympathy of the young women in his neighborhood who read moral novels, told stories or wrote their love letters. It was in this way that he began in the epistolary style, germ of his future novels and constitutive of the triumph that accompanied him. And because of the intimate dealings with the girls and their confidences, he managed to scrutinize the feminine soul, penetrating it as nobody had done it until then. Reserved and peaceful young man, he was lucky to have a senior mentor who protected him and helped in his self-taught training.