212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1985, Defoe’s Fiction explores Defoe’s work by considering it in the context of its genre.
The book highlights the difficulty of placing Defoe’s fiction in the most appropriate context due to it being aimed primarily at a popular market, in contrast to the more literary productions of Pope, Swift, or Addison. It also comments on the trend of focusing on Defoe’s irony or... Read more
Introduction: Defoe?; 1: Reading Defoe; 2: Reading Popular Fiction; 3: Robinson Crusoe and Adventure; 4: Moll Flanders, Crime and Comfort; 5: Roxana, Scandal and Tragedy; Conclusion: Novels and Romances; Index
Biography
Ian A. Bell
