Date of Award
7-8-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
E. Derek Taylor, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Chene Heady, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Michael Lund, Ph.D.
Abstract
This author details Richardson’s revision process as he edits his first novel Pamela as the last thing he does before dying. There are three chapters detailing Richardson’s motives behind revising his first novel and his actual revision process, which included three main techniques—substitution, addition, and deletion. Motives considered and argued were: moral purpose and criticism received from others—especially analyzing Shamela, a satire of Pamela—which undermines the morality that Richardson had hoped Pamela accomplished. At the end of the essay, there is an extensive chart complied by the author, spanning a total of 55 pages, of all of Richardson’s revisions as well.
Recommended Citation
Elliott, Jennifer S., "Perfecting Pamela: Samuel Richardson's Final Revisions to his Earliest Novel" (2015). Theses & Honors Papers. 127.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/etd/127
