Concetti Chiave
- Daniel Defoe, born in 1660, was a prominent figure known for his political pamphlets and literary contributions.
- He is recognized as the father of modern journalism and the realistic novel, influencing literature with his innovative writing style.
- "Robinson Crusoe" (1719) captured the imagination of the middle and lower classes, narrating the survival story of a shipwrecked merchant.
- Defoe's "Moll Flanders" (1722) depicted the life of a resourceful woman using her beauty for financial gain, marking an early exploration of complex character narratives.
- His work "A Journal of the Plague Year" (1722) offered a pseudo-historical perspective on the 1665 London plague, blending fact with fiction.
Robinson Crusoe
He is a merchant, shipwrecked on a small island. He tells-in diary form-the adventures on the islands by the arrived to the cannibals and the acquisition of a company, named Friday. Twenty-seven years will pass before Robinson and his companion are finally rescued and taken to England by an English ship. The relationship between Friday and Robinson is the typical relationship between the servant and the master. Robinson Crusoe isn't a round character.
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