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Robinson Crusoe Study Guide
14,400 words, approx. 48 pages
 A complete lesson plan by Saddleback Educational Publishing. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
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| Name: |
Daniel Defoe | | Birth Date: |
1660 | | Death Date: |
April 24, 1731 | | Place of Death: |
England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer, poet, journalist, novelist |
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 Biography of Daniel Defoe
1276 words, approx. 4.3 pages
 The English novelist, journalist, poet, and government agent Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets, articles, and poems. Among the most productive authors of the Augustan Age, he was the first of the great 18th-century English nov... summary from source:
 Biography of Daniel Defoe
12874 words, approx. 42.9 pages
 Defoe's modern literary reputation is based almost entirely on the series of prose narratives that he wrote from 1719 to 1724. In April of 1719 Robinson Crusoe was published; with the success of that work, he went on to write a sequel which was only slig... summary from source:
Biography of Daniel Defoe
12525 words, approx. 41.8 pages
Daniel Defoe's modern literary reputation is based almost entirely on the series of prose narratives that he wrote from 1719 to 1724. In April of 1719 Robinson Crusoe was published; with the success of that work, he went on to write a sequel that was onl...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Robinson Crusoe Summary
3,888 words, approx. 13 pagesRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Apolitical activist, journalist, merchant, and religious rebel, Daniel Defoe was in a unique position to write about his times. Born the year the Restoration began, Defoe was a middle-class merchant who went bankrupt... summary from source:
 Robinson Crusoe Information
2,806 words, approx. 9 pages
Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. The book is a fictional autobiography of the title character, an English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island,...
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 Epoca Robinson Crusoe.
01/05/1998: 609 words, approx. 2 pages Film de George Miller y Rod Hardy La novela de Daniel De Foë, escrita como sátira del mundo moderno hace la friolera de doscientos cincuenta años, lleva casi dos siglos y medio convertida en un clásico que se lee de generación en generación.... summary from source:
Comparative Literature The Jewish Robinson Crusoe
07/01/2002: 7,283 words, approx. 24 pages TRANSLATION STUDIES HAS CHANGED significantly over the last thirty years from applied linguistics to a much closer relationship with a cultural studies "concerned primarily with questions of power relations and textual production" (Bassnett 135). The relationship between the text, the translator, and the two... summary from source:
 AP News Court says baby can't be named 'Friday'
12/19/2007: 313 words, approx. 1 pagesWhat's in a name? If the name is Friday, shame and ridicule, according to Italian judges who forbade a couple from naming their child like the character in "Robinson Crusoe.""They thought that it recalled the figure of a savage, thus creating a sense of inferiority... summary from source:
AP News Italian child cannot be named Friday
12/19/2007: 324 words, approx. 1 pagesFriday's child is loving and giving — but not if he lives in Italy.Italian judges forbade a couple from naming their son Friday, saying it would bring the child shame and ridicule to be named after the character in "Robinson Crusoe.""They thought that it recalled...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Pat Rogers
8,437 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following excerpt, Rogers outlines various positions that critics have taken in interpreting Robinson Crusoe and discusses Defoe's religious background and the novel's treatment of sin.
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Critical Essay by Michael McKeon
7,953 words, approx. 27 pages
Here, McKeon discusses Crusoe's spiritualization of events and life on the island and explores possible identifications of original sin in the novel.
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Critical Essay by Everett Zimmerman
7,580 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following excerpt, Zimmerman explores problems in narrative consistency in Robinson Crusoe and contends that The Farther Adventures adds psychological aspects to the theological ideas found in the first novel.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 86%Religion Vs. Self-interest in Robinson Crusoe
2,539 words, approx. 9 pages
Examines Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel DeFoe. Discusses the conflict between religion and self-interest in the novel. Analyzes Crusoe's moral superiority. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 95%The Effect of God on Robinson Crusoe
1,434 words, approx. 5 pages
Evaluates the ever changing relationship between Robinson Crusoe and God, and how this relationship effects Crusoe's life. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 92%Scientific Comparison Novel
1,138 words, approx. 4 pages
Essay provides a comparison of "Robinson Crusoe" and "20,000 Leagues under the Sea."
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