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9780521675055: The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
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ISBN 10: 0521675057 ISBN 13: 9780521675055
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

John Richetti is A. M. Rosenthal Professor (Emeritus) of English at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521675057
ISBN 13 
9780521675055
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
266
Editor
Richetti John
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