The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

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.--publisher Description. Defoe : The Man In The Works / Paula R. Backscheider -- Defoe's Political And Religious Journalism / Maximillian E. Novak -- Defoe, Commerce, And Empire / Srinivas Aravamudan -- Defoe And Criminal Fiction / Hal Gladfelder -- Money And Character In Defoe's Fiction / Deidre Shauna Lynch -- Defoe's Tour And The Identity Of Britain / Pat Rogers -- Defoe As Narrative Innovator / John Richetti -- Gender And Fiction In Moll Flanders And Roxana / Ellen Pollak -- Defoe And London / Cynthia Wall -- Robinson Crusoe : Varieties Of Fictional Experience / Michael Seidel -- Defoe : Satirist And Moralist / John Mcveagh -- Defoe And Poetic Tradition / J. Paul Hunter. Edited By John Richetti. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 237-243) And Index. The Cambridge companion to Daniel Defoe......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 List of illustrations......Page 8 Notes on contributors......Page 9 Chronology......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 1 Defoe: the man in the works......Page 20 2 Defoe’s political and religious journalism......Page 40 3 Defoe, commerce, and empire......Page 60 4 Defoe and criminal fiction......Page 79 5 Money and character in Defoe’s fiction......Page 99 6 Defoe’s Tour and the identity of Britain......Page 117 7 Defoe as narrative innovator......Page 136 8 Gender and fiction in Moll Flanders and Roxana......Page 154 9 Defoe and London......Page 173 10 Robinson Crusoe: varieties of fictional experience......Page 197 11 Defoe: satirist and moralist......Page 215 12 Defoe and poetic tradition......Page 231 Guide to further reading......Page 252 Index......Page 259 Defoe : the man in the works / Paula Backscheider Defoe's political and religious journalism / Maximillian Novak Defoe, commerce, and empire / Srinivas Aravamudan Defoe and criminal fiction / Hal Gladfelder Money and character in Defoe's fiction / Deidre Lynch Defoe's tour and the identity of Britain / Pat Rogers Defoe as narrative innovator / John Richetti Gender and fiction in Moll Flanders and Roxana / Ellen Pollak Defoe and London / Cynthia Wall Robinson Crusoe and the varieties of fictional experience / Michael Seidel Defoe : satirist and moralist / John McVeagh Defoe and poetic tradition / J. Paul Hunter. Daniel Defoe is one of the 18th century's most lively, innovative and important authors, famous not only for his novels, but for his extensive work in journalism, political polemic and conduct guides. Key issues in Defoe's work are discussed in this Companion