Daniel defoe Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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POETS & POETRY | 1600 | He began a famous poem, ""I celebrate myself, and sing myself"" Walt Whitman 19th CENTURY BOOKS & AUTHORS | 800 | In 1893 this British man published his ""initial"" book, a ""text-book of biology""; many sci-fi novels followed H.G. Wells FRENCH LITERATURE | 2000 | A collection of about 90 tales, ""The Human Comedy"" by this author paints a vivid portrait of 19th c. France (Honoré de) Balzac CONSERVATIVE BOOKSHELF | 400 | Cartoonist Michael Ramirez...

The six-page essay analyses "A Journal of Plague Year" by Daniel Defoe's themes including humanity, resilience, kindness, disorderliness, hopelessness, and inhumanity. The book covers the plague in London from notes by H.F. about the Great Plague of 1665 and how it affected Londoners. The book was published in March 1722 and the essay provides a critical analysis of the themes the book brings forth and which reflect Londoners' experiences of the year of the plague. It uses direct quotes using an...

The rise of the novelist in the 18th century began with the end of the English Civil War and Charles II returned as King of England. The building of two new theaters in London under royal patronage, but the plays were too luxurious and not completely aimed at the ordinary people. People began to learn how to read and write, and the novel was developed as a form of entertainment without the moral influence of the London theater. The great novelists of the period were Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richard...

Alice Walker - Answer-Fiction "The Color Purple" Amy Tan - Answer-Fiction "The Joy Luck Club" "The Kitchen G-ds Wife" "The Hundred Secret Senses" Anne Frank - Answer-Autobiography "The Diary of Anne Frank" C.S. Lewis - Answer-Fiction (Sci-Fi, Fantasy) "Chronicles of Narnia" "Screwtape Letters" "Space Trilogy" Emily Dickenson - Answer-Poet Transcendentalist "I heard a fly buzz" Daniel Defoe - Answer-"Robinson Crusoe" Edgar Allen Poe - Answer-Romance (Goth...

Class notes and analysis of "Moll Flanders"

Class notes and analysis of "Robinson Crusoe".

The novel is a very important literary genre in human culture and has existed since the 18th century. It originally focused on adventure, piracy and romance, but during the Age of Enlightenment, novels began to explore social and political issues. Important literary masterpieces include Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and Samuel Richardson's Pamela. Eighteenth-century novel writing is diverse and has had a great influence on modern literature. Works such a...

Notes on 18th century travel writing from an analytical perspective. Focuses on essays by Bohls, Duncan, Sussman, and Dadabhoy. Discusses Robinson Crusoe, The Female American, The Turkish Embassy Letters, and Gulliver’s Travels.