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A 10 page research paper that offers a comprehensive overview of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, within a cultural and historical context. Topics covered include a brief history of Defoe's life, description of the historical period, Crusoe's setting, characterization, and themes. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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in history. Writers, like everyone else, are influenced by such factors as their cultural perspective, the political atmosphere of their era, as well as by the events of their lifetime.
This being the case, it becomes evident that in order to fully understand a great work of literature, it is necessary to see it within its cultural and historical context.
Therefore, the following overview of Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe (1719) discusses not only the themes of this classic work of literature, but as how it reflects the historical context of
Defoes lifetime. Historical Period Daniel Defoe was born in 1660 in London, which makes him a product of the seventeenth century. However, he did not begin his writing career
as a novelist until he was 59, which was in 1719. The literature of the first half of the eighteenth century was notable for its wit and intelligence, concerned
with civilization and with humanitys place in it. Contemporary writers with Defoe were such literary luminaries as Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. However, as far as influence on Defoes writing,
many experts on Defoe look to the disasters that Defoe witnessed as his greatest influences. Defoe witnessed a recurrence of the plague, the Great Fire of London in 1666, and
the worst storm to batter England in recorded history in late November through early December, 1703 (De Wire 34). One DeFoe scholar speculates that these events may have shaped DeFoes
fascination with catastrophes and survival. Certainly, it seems likely that Defoe had the great storm of 1703 in mind when writing Robinson Crusoe (De Wire 34). Brief Review of
Defoes life Daniel Defoe was born in 1660 in London and died there on April 24, 1731. A journalist, pamphleteer and journalist, Defoe is most famous as the author of
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