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Published in 1719, Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is one of those
extraordinary literary works whose importance lies not only in the
text itself but in its persistently lively afterlife. German author
Johann Gottfried Schnabel—who in 1731 penned his own island
narrative—coined the term “Robinsonade” to characterize the
genre bred by this classic, and today hundreds of examples can be
identified worldwide. This celebratory collection of tercentenary
essays testifies to the Robinsonade’s endurance, analyzing its
various literary, aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural
implications in historical context. Contributors trace the
Robinsonade’s roots from the eighteenth century to generic
affinities in later traditions, including juvenile fiction, science
fiction, and apocalyptic fiction, and finally to contemporary
adaptations in film, television, theater, and popular culture.
Taken together, these essays convince us that the genre’s adapt-
ability to changing social and cultural circumstances explains its
relevance to this day. Published by Bucknell University Press.
Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Published in 1719, Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is one of those
extraordinary literary works whose importance lies not only in the
text itself but in its persistently lively afterlife. German author
Johann Gottfried Schnabel—who in 1731 penned his own island
narrative—coined the term “Robinsonade” to characterize the
genre bred by this classic, and today hundreds of examples can be
identified worldwide. This celebratory collection of tercentenary
essays testifies to the Robinsonade’s endurance, analyzing its
various literary, aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural
implications in historical context. Contributors trace the
Robinsonade’s roots from the eighteenth century to generic
affinities in later traditions, including juvenile fiction, science
fiction, and apocalyptic fiction, and finally to contemporary
adaptations in film, television, theater, and popular culture.
Taken together, these essays convince us that the genre’s adapt-
ability to changing social and cultural circumstances explains its
relevance to this day. Published by Bucknell University Press.
Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
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