Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xciii, 921 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9781316459546
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9781107133099
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9781107589759
Inhalt:
This comprehensive and authoritative edition of the correspondence of Daniel Defoe situates each letter in its biographical, literary, and historical contexts. A unique source for a turbulent period of British history, Defoe's correspondence spans topics including the first age of party marked by Tory and Whig rivalry, religious tensions between the Church and Dissenters, the uncertainty of the monarchical succession, the birth of Great Britain and its establishment as a global empire, and the use of the press to mould public opinion. As well as an introduction discussing Defoe's epistolary habits and the distinctive features of his letters, headnotes and annotations explain each document's occasion, beginning in 1703 with Defoe hunted by the government for sedition, and ending in 1730 with him again in hiding, fleeing creditors months before his death. The volume is illustrated with examples of Defoe's letters, offering a fresh window onto Defoe's manuscript habits.
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ISBN 9781107133099
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Defoe, Daniel, 1660 - 1731 The Cambridge edition of the correspondence of Daniel Defoe Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022 ISBN 9781107133099
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Anglistik
Schlagwort(e):
Defoe, Daniel 1660-1731
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Briefsammlung
DOI:
10.1017/9781316459546
Mehr zum Autor:
Defoe, Daniel 1660-1731
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