Robinson Crusoe after 300 Years (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture 1650-1850
Release date:	April 2021
Editors:	Andreas K E Mueller • Glynis Ridley
Contributors:	Laura Schafer Brown • Jeremy Chow • Amy Hicks • Scott Pyrz • Andreas K E Mueller • Maximillian E Novak • Benjamin Pauley • Glynis Ridley
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	234
ISBN-13:	978-1-68448-287-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Promotions
LSN:	1-68448-287-9
Barcode:	9781684482870

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