| The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe Contributor(s): Richetti, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521858402 ISBN-13: 9780521858403 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $101.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: A survey of Defoe's career and writings aimed at students, with readings of his major works. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 823.5 |
| LCCN: 2008030240 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Daniel Defoe had an eventful and adventurous life as a merchant, politician, spy and literary hack. He is one of the eighteenth century's most lively, innovative and important authors, famous not only for his novels, including Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and Roxana, but for his extensive work in journalism, political polemic and conduct guides, and for his pioneering 'Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain.' This volume surveys the wide range of Defoe's fiction and non-fiction, and assesses his importance as writer and thinker. Leading scholars discuss key issues in Defoe's novels, and show how the man who was once pilloried for his writings emerges now as a key figure in the literature and culture of the early eighteenth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Richetti, John: - John Richetti is A. M. Rosenthal Professor (Emeritus) of English at the University of Pennsylvania. |