The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe

Edited by John Richetti

ISBN 10: 0521675057 / ISBN 13: 9780521675055

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

280 pages. 8.82x5.91x0.55 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # __0521675057

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.

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

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New