Daniel Defoe
The Whole Frame of Nature, Time and Providence
Published on 10. August 2007
Book
Hardback
XI, 269 pages
978-0-333-97136-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Defoe's oeuvre from the perspective of the historian. Clark presents Defoe by recovering the theological basis of his intellectual commitments, establishing him as a crucial figure in the evolution of theories about war and property, conquest and commerce, religious toleration and civil society.
Reviews / Votes
'This is an important addition to the historically sophisticated literature on Daniel Defoe.' - History of Political Thought
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Edition
2007 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XI, 269 p.
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
299 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-97136-9 (9780333971369)
DOI
10.1057/9780230599529
Schweitzer Classification
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08/2007
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Person
KATHERINE CLARK is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Kansas, USA
Content
Acknowledgements Introduction Establishing A Voice: Defoe's First Steps from Failed Tradesman to Successful Author 'The Mushroom and the Oak': Dissent and the Church of England, 1697-1705 Jure Divino : Defoe, Locke and Milton, and Political Theory Defoe and the Union of 1707: Constructing a British Identity Correspondence, Credit and Commerce: Defoe and the Stability of Meaning, 1709-13 Robinson Crusoe: Orthodox Penitent The Perils of Consumption and the Decline of Family Government Defoe's Historical Vision: Commerce and Gentility in the 1720s The Devil and Daniel Defoe: History in a Heterodox Age Conclusion Select Bibliography Index