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The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe

2009-01-15 Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe by : John Richetti

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe written by John Richetti. This book was released on 2009-01-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to ‘Robinson Crusoe'

2018-04-26 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2018-04-26
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to ‘Robinson Crusoe' by : John Richetti

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to ‘Robinson Crusoe' written by John Richetti. This book was released on 2018-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to English Novelists

2009-12-10 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2009-12-10
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to English Novelists by : Adrian Poole

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to English Novelists written by Adrian Poole. This book was released on 2009-12-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Companion, leading scholars and critics address the work of the most celebrated and enduring novelists from the British Isles (excluding living writers): among them Defoe, Richardson, Sterne, Austen, Dickens, the Brontës, George Eliot, Hardy, James, Lawrence, Joyce, and Woolf. The significance of each writer in their own time is explained, the relation of their work to that of predecessors and successors explored, and their most important novels analysed. These essays do not aim to create a canon in a prescriptive way, but taken together they describe a strong developing tradition of the writing of fictional prose over the past 300 years. This volume is a helpful guide for those studying and teaching the novel, and will allow readers to consider the significance of less familiar authors such as Henry Green and Elizabeth Bowen alongside those with a more established place in literary history.

The Cambridge Companion to European Novelists

2012-06-14 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2012-06-14
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to European Novelists by : Michael Bell

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to European Novelists written by Michael Bell. This book was released on 2012-06-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of 25 major European novelists from Cervantes to Kundera, highlighting their contributions to the genre.

The Cambridge Companion to St Paul

2003-10-16 Religion
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Release : 2003-10-16
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to St Paul by : James D. G. Dunn

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to St Paul written by James D. G. Dunn. This book was released on 2003-10-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they shaped Christian thinking from the beginning. As a missionary, theologian and pastor Paul's own wrestling with theological and ethical questions of his day is paradigmatic for Christian theology, not least for Christianity's own identity and continuing relationship with Judaism. The Cambridge Companion to St Paul provides an important assessment of this apostle and a fresh appreciation of his continuing significance today. With eighteen chapters written by a team of leading international specialists on Paul, the Companion provides a sympathetic and critical overview of the apostle, covering his life and work, his letters and his theology. The volume will provide an invaluable starting point and helpful cross check for subsequent studies.

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