János Barcsák, Márta Pellérdi

English literature 1660-1900


Daniel Defoe and the Novel of Adventure

When Robert Louis Stevenson compared the afterlife of two great eighteenth-century novels, Richardson’s Clarissa and Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, he suggested that the most difficult thing to do for a novelist is “to embody character, thought or emotion in some act or attitude that shall be remarkably striking to the mind’s eye,” which “equally delights the schoolboy and the sage.” According to Stevenson, Crusoe “recoiling from a footprint” (when he realizes that he is not alone on his island) presents this kind of a memorable, “picture-making” scene. Clarissa certainly “contains wit, character, passion, plot, conversations full of spirit and insight” but Robinson Crusoe remains popular “while Clarissa lies upon the shelves unread.” Written more than one hundred years ago, Stevenson’s words remain true to this day.

English literature 1660-1900

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Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2018

ISBN: 978 963 454 261 2

A history of the English literature is presented here, with a scope on the years 1660 to 1900. The book is written in three main parts; beginning with the Restoration Period of the 17th century, followed by the first, and second halves of the 18th century. Thus, a sequential development of literary genres is presented, with explorations of the key figures and texts which drove these. The book also synthesises the historical, cultural and sociological background which gave rise to this literature, and allows the reader to effectively contextualise these.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/barcsak-pellerdi-english-literature-1660-1900//

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