The Cambridge Companion to ‘Robinson Crusoe'
Part of Cambridge Companions to Literature
- Editor: John Richetti, University of Pennsylvania
- Date Published: May 2018
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107696808
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An instant success in its own time, Daniel Defoe's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe has for three centuries drawn readers to its archetypal hero, the man surviving alone on an island. This Companion begins by studying the eighteenth-century literary, historical and cultural contexts of Defoe's novel, exploring the reasons for its immense popularity in Britain and in its colonies in America and in the wider European world. Chapters from leading scholars discuss the social, economic and political dimensions of Crusoe's island story before examining the 'after life' of Robinson Crusoe, from the book's multitudinous translations to its cultural migrations and transformations into other media such as film and television. By considering Defoe's seminal work from a variety of critical perspectives, this book provides a full understanding of the perennial fascination with, and the enduring legacy of, both the book and its iconic hero.
Read more- Offers a comprehensive survey of Robinson Crusoe and its iconic protagonist in their literary and cultural contexts
- Examines not only the contemporaneous success of Robinson Crusoe, but its enduring legacy in many other genres and media
- A collection of essays from distinguished scholars that provides a comprehensive overview of the character of Robinson Crusoe from various perspectives
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- Date Published: May 2018
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107696808
- length: 268 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 154 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.44kg
- contains: 20 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface John Richetti
Part I. Robinson Crusoe and Daniel Defoe: The Eighteenth Century:
1. Genre, nature, Robinson Crusoe J. Paul Hunter
2. Robinson Crusoe and the form of the new novel Rivka Swenson
3. Robinson Crusoe and Defoe's career as a writer Maximillian E. Novak
4. Robinson Crusoe: housekeeping, gentility and property Pat Rogers
5. Robinson Crusoe and its sequels: the farther adventures and serious reflections George A. Starr
6. Politics, history, and the Robinson Crusoe story Rebecca Bullard
Part II. Robinson Crusoe in the Wider World:
7. Innovation and imitation in the eighteenth-century Robinsonade Carl Fisher
8. The Crusoe story: philosophical and psychological implications Helen Thompson
9. Robinson Crusoe and travel writing: the transatlantic world Eve Tabor Bannet
10. Robinson Crusoe and colonialism Dennis Todd
Part III. Robinson Crusoe over Three Hundred Years:
11. The iconic Crusoe: illustrations and images of Robinson Crusoe David Blewett
12. Robinsonades for young people Jill Campbell
13. Anti-Crusoes, alternative Crusoes: revisions of the island story in the twentieth century Ann Marie Fallon
14. Robinson Crusoe in the screen age Robert Mayer.
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