Robinson Crusoe (Routledge Revivals)

ISBN-13: 9781138024793 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 182 str.

Pat Rogers;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

First published in 1979, this title presents the basic facts and the background information needed by a modern reader of Robinson Crusoe, as well as a careful exploration of the structure and style of the work itself. Pat Rogers pays particular attention to the book s composition and publishing history, the critical history surrounding it from 1719 onwards, and the contemporary context of geographical discovery, colonialism and piracy, as well as more controversial areas of interpretation. A wide-ranging and practical reissue, this study will be of value to literature students with a particular interest in the critical interpretation of Robinsons Crusoe, as well as the novel s place in the context of Defoe s career. "

Spis treści

Preface;  General Editor’s Preface;  Acknowledgements;  A Note on the Texts;  Abbreviations;  Map Illustrating Crusoe’s Travels’  1. Preliminary  2. Travel, Trade and Empire  3. Religion and Allegory  4. Social and Philosophic Themes  5. Literary Background  6. Structure and Style  7. Critical History;  Appendix A: Woodes Rogers’s Narrative of Selkirk;  Appendix B: Richard Steele’s Narrative of Selkirk;  Appendix C: The Illustrators of Robinson Crusoe;  Appendix D: Table of Dates;  Appendix E: Gazetteer;  Appendix F: Biographical Index;  Bibliography;  General Index

O autorze

Pat Rogers