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DANIEL DEFOE
THEMES & WORKS
"An Essay Upon Projects" (1697)
proposed reforms and changes for social progress
"Robinson Crusoe" (1719)
followed by a 2nd part
"A Journal of the Plague Year" (1722)
an account of the plague (London 1664)
'Moll Flanders" (1722)
autobiography of a redeemed prostitute
GENERAL
modern novel
was
political and economic journalist
businessman
spy
wrote for the middle-class
knew their interests and values
PROSE
novelty
realism
"illusion of
authenticity"
detailed descriptions
trustworthy chronicles of facts
weak aspects
structure of plots
not innovative
protagonists
not developed from psychological point of view
WRITING STYLE
innovative elements
style
plain
clear and explicit language