SALE The Cambridge Edition of the Correspondence of Daniel Defoe
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This comprehensive and authoritative edition of the correspondence of Daniel Defoe situates each letter in its biographical, literary, and historical contexts. A unique source for a turbulent period of British history, Defoe's correspondence spans topics including the first age of party marked by Tory and Whig rivalry, religious tensions between the Church and Dissenters, the uncertainty of the monarchical succession, the birth of Great Britain and its establishment as a global empire, and the use of the press to mould public opinion. As well as an introduction discussing Defoe's epistolary habits and the distinctive features of his letters, headnotes and annotations explain each document's occasion, beginning in 1703 with Defoe hunted by the government for sedition, and ending in 1730 with him again in hiding, fleeing creditors months before his death. The volume is illustrated with examples of Defoe's letters, offering a fresh window onto Defoe's manuscript habits.
- Contains Defoe's complete known correspondence with a professionally edited text, providing a full and reliable picture of Defoe as a correspondent and revealing his writerly habits and traits in a way that has never been available before
- An extensive introduction and thorough annotations comprehensively relate Defoe's letters to their wider biographical, literary, economic, religious, and political contexts, illuminating a dynamic and hugely consequential phase of British history with authoritative scholarship and fresh insight
- Sheds light on Defoe's habits as a correspondent through high-quality images of his original manuscripts taken from various repositories and eras of his career, presenting each letter alongside thorough description and analysis as well as offering new insights on these documents in the introduction
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This book is unused and unread. It has some cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing, creasing or fading. It might be stamped 'damaged'.
This book cannot be discounted further.
This comprehensive and authoritative edition of the correspondence of Daniel Defoe situates each letter in its biographical, literary, and historical contexts. A unique source for a turbulent period of British history, Defoe's correspondence spans topics including the first age of party marked by Tory and Whig rivalry, religious tensions between the Church and Dissenters, the uncertainty of the monarchical succession, the birth of Great Britain and its establishment as a global empire, and the use of the press to mould public opinion. As well as an introduction discussing Defoe's epistolary habits and the distinctive features of his letters, headnotes and annotations explain each document's occasion, beginning in 1703 with Defoe hunted by the government for sedition, and ending in 1730 with him again in hiding, fleeing creditors months before his death. The volume is illustrated with examples of Defoe's letters, offering a fresh window onto Defoe's manuscript habits.
- Contains Defoe's complete known correspondence with a professionally edited text, providing a full and reliable picture of Defoe as a correspondent and revealing his writerly habits and traits in a way that has never been available before
- An extensive introduction and thorough annotations comprehensively relate Defoe's letters to their wider biographical, literary, economic, religious, and political contexts, illuminating a dynamic and hugely consequential phase of British history with authoritative scholarship and fresh insight
- Sheds light on Defoe's habits as a correspondent through high-quality images of his original manuscripts taken from various repositories and eras of his career, presenting each letter alongside thorough description and analysis as well as offering new insights on these documents in the introduction
