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This study takes a fresh and candid look at Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders and Roxana. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the historical and literary contexts and a sample of criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying Defoe's work for the first time. Cover -- Contents -- General Editor's Preface -- A Note on Editions -- Part I: ANALYSING DEFOE'S NOVELS -- 1 Setting the Agenda -- Analysis: Robinson Crusoe, pp. 6-8 -- Analysis: Moll Flanders, pp. 46-8 -- Analysis: Roxana, pp. 39-40 -- Comparative Discussion -- Conclusion -- Methods of Analysis -- Suggested Work -- 2 Conscience and Repentance -- Analysis: Robinson Crusoe, pp. 72-3 -- Analysis: Moll Flanders, pp. 364-6 -- Analysis: Roxana, pp. 104-5 -- Concluding Discussion -- Methods of Analysis -- Suggested Work -- 3 Society and Economics -- Analysis: Robinson Crusoe, pp. 31-3 -- Analysis: Robinson Crusoe, pp. 165-6 -- Analysis: Moll Flanders, pp. 180-2 -- Analysis: Roxana, pp. 210-11 and 212-13 -- Comparative Discussion -- Conclusions -- Methods of Analysis -- Suggested Work -- 4 Women and Patriarchy -- Analysis: Robinson Crusoe, His Mother, His Wife, the Widow, and Women -- Analysis: Moll Flanders, pp. 97-100 -- Analysis: Roxana, pp. 61-3 -- Comparative Discussion -- Conclusions -- Methods of Analysis -- Suggested Work -- 5 Instability and the Outsider -- Analysis: Robinson Crusoe, pp. 102-3 -- Analysis: Moll Flanders, pp. 330-2 -- Analysis: Roxana, pp. 198-9 -- Comparative Discussion -- Conclusion -- Methods of Analysis -- Suggested Work -- 6 Themes and Conclusions to Part I -- A Discussion of Themes -- Conclusions -- Part II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS -- 7 Daniel Defoe's Life and Works -- The Life of Daniel Defoe -- The Works of Daniel Defoe -- 8 The Place of Defoe's Novels in English Literature -- Defoe's Innovations 'Evolutionary' -- Precursors -- Defoe's Originality -- Defoe's Successors and Influence -- 9 A Sample of Critical Views -- The Scope of this Chapter -- Background -- A Sample of Six Critical Views -- Concluding Remarks -- Further Reading -- Notes -- Index.
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