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Daniel Defoe in Context

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Editors:
Albert J. Rivero, Marquette University, Wisconsin
George Justice, University of Tulsa

John Richetti, Brian Cowan, Maximillian E. Novak, Louise Curran, Cynthia Wall, Stephanie Insley Hershinow, Paul Baines, Pat Rogers, Barbara M. Benedict, Darryl P. Domingo, Hal Gladfelder, Penny Pritchard, Laura J. Rosenthal, Ryan Patrick Hanley, Aaron R. Hanlon, J. A. Downie, Hilary Havens, Mark Vareschi, Nicholas Seager, Emrys D. Jones, Toni Bowers, Juliet Shields, Monika Fludernik, Jayne Lewis, Brean Hammond, Benjamin F. Pauley, Ann Louise Kibbie, Eugenia Zuroski, Melissa Mowry, David Alff, Melissa J. Ganz, Jonathan Lamb, Jason S. Farr, Stephanie DeGooyer, Paul Kelleher, George Boulukos, Robert Markley, Geoffrey Sill, Joseph F. Bartolomeo, Emily C. Friedman, Manushag N. Powell, Daniel Cook

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Date Published: May 2023
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Innovative in its structure and approach, Daniel Defoe in Context contains 42 essays by leading scholars illuminating the life, times, and world of Daniel Defoe. Defoe is one of the most important literary figures in English history, thanks not only to his pioneering novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, but also to his notable works in journalism, travel writing, conduct literature, and verse, both satiric and serious. Written with general readers and students in mind, the essays in this volume provide up-to-date knowledge about eighteenth-century literature, culture, and history in a high quality, clearly written, but completely accessible form. Together they demonstrate the ways not only in which Defoe's world shaped his writing, but also in which Defoe's writings profoundly affected his world, and therefore our world.
- A comprehensive analysis that illuminates all aspects of the works and world shaped by Daniel Defoe, one of the great British writers
- Provides some of the best and most up-to-date knowledge about eighteenth-century literature, culture, and history
- Written with general readers and students in mind, providing information and insight that is high quality and clearly written while remaining completely accessible
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'Students and Crusoe enthusiasts can select and sample ad libitum, for almost every imaginable topic is here represented … Wherever we turn in this volume there is fantastic paradox and inconsistency of the kind you might expect from a man racking his brain to earn his bread.' Min Wild, TLS

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- Date Published: May 2023
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108870368
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Part I. Life and Works:
1. Defoe the writer John Richetti
2. Defoe's connections Brian Cowan
3. Family life and inner life Maximillian E. Novak
4. Correspondence Louise Curran
5. Editions Cynthia Wall
Part II. Literary Context:
6. Defoe and the novel Stephanie Insley Hershinow
7. Defoe and popular fiction Paul Baines
8. Verse and verse satire Pat Rogers
9. Memories and memorials: factual genres in A Journal of the Plague Year Barbara M. Benedict
10. Periodicals, news and journalism Darryl P. Domingo
11. Pornography Hal Gladfelder
12. Defoe and popular religious writing Penny Pritchard
13. Theatre and the novel Laura J. Rosenthal
14. The philosophical tradition Ryan Patrick Hanley
Part III. Authorship and Copyright:
15. Censorship Aaron R. Hanlon
16. Professional authorship J. A. Downie
17. Digital defoe Hilary Havens
18. Anonymous defoe Mark Vareschi
Part IV. The Monarchy and Parliament:
19. Politics Nicholas Seager
20. Defoe and the glorious revolution Emrys D. Jones
21. Defoe and the monarchy Toni Bowers
22. The act of union Juliet Shields
Part V. Social Structures and Social Life:
23. The penal system Monika Fludernik
24. Defoe and religion Jayne Lewis
25. Social status and social mobility Brean Hammond
26. Education and opportunity Benjamin F. Pauley
27. Men and women Ann Louise Kibbie
28. Defoe and China Eugenia Zuroski
29. London:
1660–1731 Melissa Mowry
30. The environment David Alff
31. Marriage law Melissa J. Ganz
32. Daniel defoe and the law of the sea Jonathan Lamb
33. Disability Jason S. Farr
34. Defoe and colonialism Stephanie DeGooyer
35. Defoe and animals Paul Kelleher
36. Defoe and slavery George Boulukos
37. Economics Robert Markley
38. Defoe and the supernatural Geoffrey Sill
39. Defoe and America Joseph F. Bartolomeo
Part VI. Critical Fortunes and Literary Afterlife:
40. Critical reception up to 1900 Emily C. Friedman
41. Critical reception after 1900 Manushag N. Powell
42. Continuations and adaptations Daniel Cook
Further Reading
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Editors
Albert J. Rivero, Marquette University, Wisconsin
Albert J. Rivero is the Louise Edna Goeden Professor of English at Marquette University. A Fulbright scholar, he has held fellowships from the ACLS, APS, Clark Library, Newberry Library, and NEH. He has edited Samuel Richardson's Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded and Pamela in Her Exalted Condition for Cambridge University Press.
George Justice, University of Tulsa
George Justice is Provost and Professor of English at the University of Tulsa. He has published widely on eighteenth-century British literature, particularly in the areas of book history and women's writing, and is currently completing a critical biography of Jane Austen.
Contributors
John Richetti, Brian Cowan, Maximillian E. Novak, Louise Curran, Cynthia Wall, Stephanie Insley Hershinow, Paul Baines, Pat Rogers, Barbara M. Benedict, Darryl P. Domingo, Hal Gladfelder, Penny Pritchard, Laura J. Rosenthal, Ryan Patrick Hanley, Aaron R. Hanlon, J. A. Downie, Hilary Havens, Mark Vareschi, Nicholas Seager, Emrys D. Jones, Toni Bowers, Juliet Shields, Monika Fludernik, Jayne Lewis, Brean Hammond, Benjamin F. Pauley, Ann Louise Kibbie, Eugenia Zuroski, Melissa Mowry, David Alff, Melissa J. Ganz, Jonathan Lamb, Jason S. Farr, Stephanie DeGooyer, Paul Kelleher, George Boulukos, Robert Markley, Geoffrey Sill, Joseph F. Bartolomeo, Emily C. Friedman, Manushag N. Powell, Daniel Cook