Robinson Crusoe (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Daniel Defoe
- First Published: 1719
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: 1651-1705
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Robinsonade
- Subjects: Values, Voyages, Nature, Religion, Friendship, God, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, Islands, Servants, Sea or seafaring life, Shipwrecks, Loneliness, Castaways, Separation, South America or South Americans, Cannibalism, Mutiny, Fables, Survival
- Locales: England, Islands, Brazil, Oceans
Places Discussed
*England. Home of Robinson Crusoe. When the novel opens, England is being ruled by Oliver Cromwell during the Puritan Revolution, and the middle class to which the young Crusoe belongs is expanding rapidly. To Crusoe, England promises a future of hard, monotonous work and strict Puritanism, so he takes passage on a ship looking for adventure elsewhere. Years later, he returns to England, made prosperous by his long years of work and struggle, and embraces the faith of his father.
*Sallee (sahl-LAY; now known as Salé). North African seaport in what is...
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