Robinson Crusoe after 300 Years
By Amy Hicks, Andreas K. E. Mueller, Benjamin Pauley, Daniel Yu, Geoffrey Sill, Glynis Ridley, Jeremy Chow, Laura Schafer Brown, Maximillian E. Novak, Pat Rogers, Scott Pyrz | Publisher: Bucknell University Press
About the book
There is no shortage of explanations for the longevity of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, 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 the Crusoe myth is far from spent. This wideranging 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.
Editions of Robinson Crusoe after 300 Years
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- ISBN 9781684482863
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- ISBN 9781684482887
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- ISBN 9781684482900
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There is no shortage of explanations for the longevity of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, 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 the Crusoe myth is far from spent. This wideranging 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.
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There is no shortage of explanations for the longevity of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, 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 the Crusoe myth is far from spent. This wideranging 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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Robinson Crusoe after 300 Years?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781684482863
Is Robinson Crusoe after 300 Years part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Robinson Crusoe after 300 Years?
Amy Hicks, Andreas K. E. Mueller, Benjamin Pauley, Daniel Yu, Geoffrey Sill, Glynis Ridley, Jeremy Chow, Laura Schafer Brown, Maximillian E. Novak, Pat Rogers, Scott Pyrz
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Robinson Crusoe after 300 Years is available as paperback(ISBN 9781684482863) and ebook(ISBN 9781684482887) and pdf(ISBN 9781684482900)
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