Rewriting Crusoe The Robinsonade Across Languages, Cultures, and Media |
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Editor:
| Lipski, Jakub |
Contribution by:
| Mayer, Robert Swenson, Rivka Gill, Patrick A. Uscinski, Przemyslaw Burwick, Frederick Pellerdi, Marta Geriguis, Lora E. Skonieczny, Krzysztof Wilson, Jennifer Preston Kinane, Ian Cook, Daniel |
Series title: | Transits: Literature, Thought and Culture 1650-1850 Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-68448-231-3 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
Publisher: | Bucknell University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Published in 1719, Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is one of those extraordinary literary works whose importance lies not only in the text itself but in its persistently lively afterlife. This celebratory collection of tercentenary essays testifies to the Robinsonade's endurance, analyzing its various literary, aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural implications in historical context.
Published in 1719, Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is one of those extraordinary literary works whose importance lies not only in the text itself but in its persistently lively afterlife. This celebratory collection of tercentenary essays testifies to the Robinsonade's endurance, analyzing its various literary, aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural implications in historical context.