DANIEL DEFOE
(1660-1731)
INDEX
1-Name of the autor
4- Biography
5- Main literary works
2-Liteary period he belons
6- Why was he important?
3-Literary genere he cultivated
BIOGRAPHY
-He was born in London.When he was only ten years old his mother died, abandoning his career as a minister and began in the business world. In 1684, Defoe married the young Mary Tuffley. They had eight children, six of whom survived. -In 1719 he published his first work of fiction, Life and Extraordinary and Portentous Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, a work with which he obtained great popularity.
LITERARY GENRE
Daniel was one of the leading writers in the literary world. His work is credited with initiating the adventure novel, realistic fiction as a literary genre.
MAIN LITERARY WORKS
-Robinson Crusoe: the work that made him famous and that narrates a series of adventures of the navigator Robinson Crusoe.
-Project essay: a work that proposes a series of ideas with the aim of achieving a society that was fairer.
Why was he important?
Defoe is important for being one of the first cultivators of the novel, a literary genre that became popular in England and also received the title of father of all English novelists. Defoe is considered a pioneer of the business press.
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DANIEL DEFOE
(1660-1731)
INDEX
1-Name of the autor
4- Biography
5- Main literary works
2-Liteary period he belons
6- Why was he important?
3-Literary genere he cultivated
BIOGRAPHY
-He was born in London.When he was only ten years old his mother died, abandoning his career as a minister and began in the business world. In 1684, Defoe married the young Mary Tuffley. They had eight children, six of whom survived. -In 1719 he published his first work of fiction, Life and Extraordinary and Portentous Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, a work with which he obtained great popularity.
LITERARY GENRE
Daniel was one of the leading writers in the literary world. His work is credited with initiating the adventure novel, realistic fiction as a literary genre.
MAIN LITERARY WORKS
-Robinson Crusoe: the work that made him famous and that narrates a series of adventures of the navigator Robinson Crusoe.
-Project essay: a work that proposes a series of ideas with the aim of achieving a society that was fairer.
Why was he important?
Defoe is important for being one of the first cultivators of the novel, a literary genre that became popular in England and also received the title of father of all English novelists. Defoe is considered a pioneer of the business press.