Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781108836715
Publisert
2023-05-11
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
780 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
434
'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, TLS
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.
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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.
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Provides comprehensive contexts for Defoe's voluminous fiction, non-fiction, and poetry in short, readable essays by leading scholars.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781108836715
Publisert
2023-05-11
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
780 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
434