Daniel Defoe in Context
Published on 11. May 2023
Book
Hardback
434 pages
978-1-108-83671-5 (ISBN)
Description
Innovative in its structure and approach, Daniel Defoe in Context contains 42 essays by leading scholars illuminating the life, times, and world of Daniel Defoe. Defoe is one of the most important literary figures in English history, thanks not only to his pioneering novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, but also to his notable works in journalism, travel writing, conduct literature, and verse, both satiric and serious. Written with general readers and students in mind, the essays in this volume provide up-to-date knowledge about eighteenth-century literature, culture, and history in a high quality, clearly written, but completely accessible form. Together they demonstrate the ways not only in which Defoe's world shaped his writing, but also in which Defoe's writings profoundly affected his world, and therefore our world.
Reviews / Votes
'Students and Crusoe enthusiasts can select and sample ad libitum, for almost every imaginable topic is here represented ... Wherever we turn in this volume there is fantastic paradox and inconsistency of the kind you might expect from a man racking his brain to earn his bread.' Min Wild, TLSMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
744 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-83671-5 (9781108836715)
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Daniel Defoe in Context
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05/2023
Cambridge University Press
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Albert J. Rivero | George Justice
Daniel Defoe in Context
E-Book
05/2023
Cambridge University Press
€119.99
Available for download
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Content
Part I. Life and Works: 1. Defoe the writer John Richetti; 2. Defoe's connections Brian Cowan; 3. Family life and inner life Maximillian E. Novak; 4. Correspondence Louise Curran; 5. Editions Cynthia Wall; Part II. Literary Context: 6. Defoe and the novel Stephanie Insley Hershinow; 7. Defoe and popular fiction Paul Baines; 8. Verse and verse satire Pat Rogers; 9. Memories and memorials: factual genres in A Journal of the Plague Year Barbara M. Benedict; 10. Periodicals, news and journalism Darryl P. Domingo; 11. Pornography Hal Gladfelder; 12. Defoe and popular religious writing Penny Pritchard; 13. Theatre and the novel Laura J. Rosenthal; 14. The philosophical tradition Ryan Patrick Hanley; Part III. Authorship and Copyright: 15. Censorship Aaron R. Hanlon; 16. Professional authorship J. A. Downie; 17. Digital defoe Hilary Havens; 18. Anonymous defoe Mark Vareschi; Part IV. The Monarchy and Parliament: 19. Politics Nicholas Seager; 20. Defoe and the glorious revolution Emrys D. Jones; 21. Defoe and the monarchy Toni Bowers; 22. The act of union Juliet Shields; Part V. Social Structures and Social Life: 23. The penal system Monika Fludernik; 24. Defoe and religion Jayne Lewis; 25. Social status and social mobility Brean Hammond; 26. Education and opportunity Benjamin F. Pauley; 27. Men and women Ann Louise Kibbie; 28. Defoe and China Eugenia Zuroski; 29. London: 1660-1731 Melissa Mowry; 30. The environment David Alff; 31. Marriage law Melissa J. Ganz; 32. Daniel defoe and the law of the sea Jonathan Lamb; 33. Disability Jason S. Farr; 34. Defoe and colonialism Stephanie DeGooyer; 35. Defoe and animals Paul Kelleher; 36. Defoe and slavery George Boulukos; 37. Economics Robert Markley; 38. Defoe and the supernatural Geoffrey Sill; 39. Defoe and America Joseph F. Bartolomeo; Part VI. Critical Fortunes and Literary Afterlife: 40. Critical reception up to 1900 Emily C. Friedman; 41. Critical reception after 1900 Manushag N. Powell; 42. Continuations and adaptations Daniel Cook; Further Reading; Index.