Robinson Crusoe after 300 years / edited by Andreas K. E. Mueller and Glynis Ridley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mueller, Andreas Karl Ewald, 1972- editor.

Ridley, Glynis, editor.

Series:

Transits (Bucknell University)

Transits : literature, thought & culture, 1650-1850

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Defoe, Daniel.

Robinson Crusoe (Defoe, Daniel).

Physical Description:

ix, 222 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Robinson Crusoe after three hundred years

Place of Publication:

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : Bucknell University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"When Defoe published The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe and The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe in 1719, he could not have imagined that Crusoe, Friday, and a footprint in the sand would enjoy global recognition 300 years later. Why-and how-does Crusoe's story resonate today? There is no shortage of explanations for the longevity of Defoe's creation, which has been interpreted as both religious allegory and frontier myth, with Crusoe seen as an example of the self-sufficient adventurer and the archetypal colonizer and capitalist. Defoe's original has been reimagined multiple times in legions of Robinsonade or castaway stories. But there is still much more to say-the Crusoe myth is far from spent. This wide-ranging collection brings together eleven scholars who suggest new and unfamiliar ways of thinking about this most familiar of works, and who ask us to consider the enduring appeal of "Crusoe," more recognizable today than ever before"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE Generic Revisions

1. The Martian: Crusoe at the Final Frontier / Glynis Ridley

2. Robinson's Transgender Voyage: or, Burlesquing Crusoe / Geoffrey Sill

3. Animal Crusoes: Anthropomorphism and Identification in Children's Robinsonades / Scott Pyrz

pt. TWO Mind and Matter

4. Defoe and Newton: Modern Matter / Laura Brown

5. Crusoe's Ecstasies: Passivity, Resignation, and Tobacco Rites / Daniel Yu

6. Taken by Storm: Robinson Crusoe and Aqueous Violence / Jeremy Chow

7. Life Gets Tedious: Crusoe and the Threat of Boredom / Pat Rogers

pt. THREE Character and Form

8. Crusoe's Rambling / Benjamin F. Pauley

9. Crusoe's Encounters with the World and the Problem of Justice in The Farther Adventures / Maximillian E. Novak

10. "To Us the Mere Name Is Enough": Robinson Crusoe, Myth, and Iconicity / Andreas K. E. Mueller.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781684482863

1684482860

9781684482870

1684482879

OCLC:

1182021515

Publisher Number:

99987276280