Daniel Defoe : Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders / Paul Baines.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baines, Paul, 1961-

Series:

Readers' guides to essential criticism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe.

Defoe, Daniel.

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders.

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731--Criticism and interpretation--History.

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.

Criticism and interpretation.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 162 ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

This Guide examines the major trends and movements in critical interpretation of two of the most popular and widely-studied eighteenth-century novels, from the earliest reception history to the present day. The thematic organization of material points out similarities and differences between the two books and maps Defoe studies onto some of the obvious lines of development that criticism in general has taken over the last century in particular. The volume also features a bibliography and further reading section.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Early Responses 8

Chapter 3 The Rise of Novel Criticism (1925-60) 34

Chapter 4 The Art of Fiction (1960-75) 51

Chapter 5 Traditions and Innovations (1975-85) 73

Chapter 6 Themes and Variations: Recent Criticism 95

Appendix Adaptations and Appropriations 130.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781403989888

1403989885

1403989893

9781403989895

OCLC:

148905501