The Works Of Daniel Defoe V2: The Life And Strange Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe Part Two

by Daniel Defoe, G.H. Maynadier (Introduction)

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332 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1719

About the author

Daniel Defoe was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.
Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works—books, pamphlets, and journals—on diverse topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of business journalism and economic journalism.

Reviews

[hugo sailer · Rating 5 out of 5]

very interesting.

[Feirodenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

La suite oubliée de Robinson Crusoe n'en est pas moins intéressante d'un point de vue de l'histoire littéraire et de l'histoire des idées. Ce voyage imaginaire reprend tous les codes du voyage littéraire et les stéréotypes des pays visités. On y retrouve le regard du colonisateur obsédé par la volonté d'apprivoiser la nature et de civiliser les indigènes. Le christianisme est montré comme salvateur et civilisateur pour des nations à l'ignorance crasse dont le paganisme est décrit sous un jour extrêmement négatif. À lire pour les curieux et ceux qui s'intéressent au XVIIIe siècle, même si les idées de l'auteur ont mal vieilli.

[Gordon Bagshaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

To think that Robinson Crusoe is fiction is most impressive. The detailed imagination of Daniel Defoe is breathtaking. One could almost believe that the adventures depicted in this classic actually happened to the author. Marvelous work.

[Noushad]

I want that life