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Daniel Defoe
born into a family of dissenters 1660
studied modern languages,economics, geography, besides the traditional subject
started to write in Whig papers, his greatest achievement was THE REVIEW
queen anne did not like hit critical attitude and had him arrsted, tried and imprisoned
made three appearances in the pillory wich turned into triumph when his firend threw him flower
denied his WHIG ideas and becme a secret agent for the new government
started to write novels when was about sixty
he is the father of the english novel
works:
ROBINSON CRUSOE --the story of a shipwreck ona desert island ()1719
Captain Singleton--the voyage story of a captain who becomes a pirate. (1720)
colonal jack-- the sotry of a pickpocket who repents (1722)
moll flanders--the adeventures of a woman who becomes a thief and a prostitute to survive but finally leads a respectable life (1722)
roxana --the adventures ofa high-society woman who exploits her beauty to obtain what she wants (1724)
structures
fictional autobiographies
a series of episodes and adventuresunifying presence of a single hero
lack of a coherent plot
resrospective first-person narration
the author's point of view coincides with the main character's
characters presented through their actions