ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -This is the first edition of the famous castaway tale, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719). It was written by Daniel Defoe (1660? ‒1731), but his name does not appear anywhere in this version.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is the first edition of the famous castaway tale, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719). It was written by Daniel Defoe (1660?

Detailed explanation-3: -Origins of the Crusoe saga In Robinson Crusoe Defoe wished to reveal the transformative powers of endurance, fortitude and energy. He wanted to invent a character broadened by his island experience and not lessened by it. And the adventure turned out even more extensive than Defoe might have originally hoped.

Detailed explanation-4: -Written by Himself., novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in London in 1719. Defoe’s first long work of fiction, it introduced two of the most-enduring characters in English literature: Robinson Crusoe and Friday. Crusoe is the novel’s narrator.

Detailed explanation-5: -Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works-books, pamphlets, and journals-on diverse topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of business journalism and economic journalism.