Spectacular failure : : Robinson Crusoe I, II, III / / Virginia La Grand.
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 readers and pirate...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Costerus New Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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 readers and pirate abridgers misread his tale of the would-be trader Robinson Crusoe . Using Discourse Analysis and Relevance Theory to examine the early abridgements of Volume I and Defoe’s subsequent two volumes, this study argues that Defoe’s greatest success is also a peculiar failure. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283868814 9401208638 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Virginia La Grand. |