Based on close reading of a representative range of Defoe’s writing, Borsing presents a study of Defoe’s engagement with the concept of personal identity, exploring his construction of personae, his forays into different literary genres and the role of religion in his philosophy.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2016-09-08
Language: English
Number of Pages: 210
Edition: 1
Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..