The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe

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.

Author: John Richetti
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/01/2009
Pages: 266
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780521675055

About the Author
Richetti, John: - John Richetti is A. M. Rosenthal Professor (Emeritus) of English at the University of Pennsylvania.Richetti, John: - John Richetti is A. M. Rosenthal Professor (Emeritus) of English at the University of Pennsylvania.