| The Life of Daniel Defoe: A Critical Biography Contributor(s): Richetti, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631195297 ISBN-13: 9780631195290 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: "The Life of Daniel Defoe" examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions. The book provides a commentary on most of his voluminous political, religious, moral, and economic journalism, as well as on all of his narrative fictions. All these works are situated in the precise historical circumstances of the eighteenth century in which Defoe was an important and active participant. The biography focuses on Defoe's life and mind as it appears in his writing, and emphasises his distinctive style and rhetoric. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005003227 |
| Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.63 lbs) 432 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Life of Daniel Defoe examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions.
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