Daniel Defoe, Contrarian
«‘Daniel Defoe, Contrarian is an impressive piece of work, closely grounded in primary sources, and scholars working with those sources will benefit from serious engagement with this study. In scope and erudition, it is a book to admire.’»
Ashley Marshall, Journal of Eighteenth Century Fiction, vol 26:03:2014
A highly conscious wordsmith, Daniel Defoe used expository styles in his fiction and non-fiction that reflected his ability to perceive material and intellectual phenomena from opposing, but not contradictory perspectives. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Toronto Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781442646100
- Utgivelsesår
- 2013
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«‘Daniel Defoe, Contrarian is an impressive piece of work, closely grounded in primary sources, and scholars working with those sources will benefit from serious engagement with this study. In scope and erudition, it is a book to admire.’»
Ashley Marshall, Journal of Eighteenth Century Fiction, vol 26:03:2014
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‘Merrett’s book does admirable justice to the complexity and artistry of Defoe as a prose writer… This study is an important contribution to Defoe scholarship and will spur future contributions.’
» Nicholas Seager, Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, vol 38:02:2015
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‘There are many excellent things about Mr. Merrett’s most recent book on Defoe. He writes with a full grasp of Defoe’s cannon and is not afraid of deviating from the bibliography amassed by P.N. Furbank and W.R Owens.’
» Maximillian Novak, The Scriblerian December 2015