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A Spectacular Failure
Robinson Crusoe I, II, III
Series: - Costerus New Series Online, Volume: 198
- Costerus New Series, Volume: 198
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This study examines Defoeâs three-volume Robinson Crusoe series in the light of the âbanterâ 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 Defoeâs 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 Defoeâs subsequent two volumes, this study argues that Defoeâs greatest success is also a peculiar failure.
Preface
Reading Robinson Crusoe
Print Discourse in Defoeâs Day
A Long Battle over The Shortest-Way
Pirating Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoeâs Textual Neighbors
What Defoe Lost to the Pirates
A World United by Trade
Serious Reflections
The End of the Debate
Bibliography
Index
Reading Robinson Crusoe
Print Discourse in Defoeâs Day
A Long Battle over The Shortest-Way
Pirating Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoeâs Textual Neighbors
What Defoe Lost to the Pirates
A World United by Trade
Serious Reflections
The End of the Debate
Bibliography
Index