Shamela
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Shamela is a satirical novel by Henry Fielding that parodies Samuel Richardson’s "Pamela" by comically exposing the supposed hypocrisy and manipulation of its heroine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shamela canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136088 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shamela Context triple: [Henry Fielding, notableWork, Shamela]
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A.
Asrar-nama
Asrar-nama is a seminal Persian Sufi poetic work by Farid ud-Din Attar that explores mystical themes and the inner journey of the soul toward divine truth.
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B.
Shams of Tabriz
Shams of Tabriz was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish best known as the spiritual mentor and transformative influence of the poet Rumi.
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C.
Sahib-i-Jamal
Sahib-i-Jamal was a Mughal noblewoman best known as one of the wives of Emperor Jahangir (Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim) and a member of the imperial harem during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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D.
Rabāb-nāma
Rabāb-nāma is a didactic Persian poetic work by Sultan Walad, the son of Rumi, reflecting early Mevlevi Sufi thought and spirituality.
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E.
Rumuz-e-Bekhudi
Rumuz-e-Bekhudi is a philosophical Persian poem by Allama Muhammad Iqbal that explores the importance of selflessness and collective identity in the spiritual and social life of the Muslim community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shamela Target entity description: Shamela is a satirical novel by Henry Fielding that parodies Samuel Richardson’s "Pamela" by comically exposing the supposed hypocrisy and manipulation of its heroine.
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A.
Asrar-nama
Asrar-nama is a seminal Persian Sufi poetic work by Farid ud-Din Attar that explores mystical themes and the inner journey of the soul toward divine truth.
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B.
Shams of Tabriz
Shams of Tabriz was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish best known as the spiritual mentor and transformative influence of the poet Rumi.
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C.
Sahib-i-Jamal
Sahib-i-Jamal was a Mughal noblewoman best known as one of the wives of Emperor Jahangir (Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim) and a member of the imperial harem during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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D.
Rabāb-nāma
Rabāb-nāma is a didactic Persian poetic work by Sultan Walad, the son of Rumi, reflecting early Mevlevi Sufi thought and spirituality.
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E.
Rumuz-e-Bekhudi
Rumuz-e-Bekhudi is a philosophical Persian poem by Allama Muhammad Iqbal that explores the importance of selflessness and collective identity in the spiritual and social life of the Muslim community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistolary novel
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ |
| academicInterest | studied in 18th-century literature courses ⓘ |
| author | Henry Fielding ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered an important early English parody ⓘ |
| criticizes |
hypocrisy
ⓘ
religious cant ⓘ sexual manipulation ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | 18th-century English society ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | anonymous pamphlet ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary fiction
ⓘ
parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Parson Williams
ⓘ
Shamela Andrews ⓘ Squire Booby ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Shamela Andrews ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
irony
ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| parodies | Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded ⓘ |
| parodiesAuthor | Samuel Richardson ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | early novel by Henry Fielding ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1741 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Joseph Andrews ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Henry Fielding ⓘ |
| satirizes |
moral didacticism
ⓘ
sentimental fiction ⓘ virtue-in-distress narrative ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century England ⓘ |
| structure | letters ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
Samuel Richardson’s Pamela
ⓘ
linked to:
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded
|
| theme |
class and social ambition
ⓘ
critique of sentimental morality ⓘ hypocrisy of apparent virtue ⓘ manipulation and deceit ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| workOf | Henry Fielding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shamela Description of subject: Shamela is a satirical novel by Henry Fielding that parodies Samuel Richardson’s "Pamela" by comically exposing the supposed hypocrisy and manipulation of its heroine.
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