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A Spectacular Failure : Robinson Crusoe I, II, III.

This study examines Defoe's three-volume Robinson Crusoe series in the light of the 'banter' style he developed as a pamphleteer. That heavily ironic style had brought him renown but also put him in the pillory. The present study explores for the first time Defoe's complaint that...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Grand, Virginia La
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, 2012.
Series:Costerus NS.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter One Reading Robinson Crusoe; Chapter Two Print Discourse in Defoe's Day; Chapter Three A Long Battle over The Shortest-Way; Chapter Four Pirating Robinson Crusoe; Chapter Five Robinson Crusoe's Textual Neighbors; Chapter Six What Defoe Lost to the Pirates; Chapter Seven A World United by Trade; Chapter Eight Serious Reflections; Chapter Nine The End of the Debate; Bibliography; Index.