Moll Flanders: A Novel of Survival, Crime, and Social Life in Eighteenth-Century England - Hardcover

Defoe, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1515433528 ISBN 13: 9781515433521

Verlag: SMK Books, 2018

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A novel of survival, identity, and circumstance, Moll Flanders traces the life of a woman navigating poverty, crime, and social mobility in eighteenth-century England. The narrative follows Moll from childhood through a series of changing roles and environments, including service, marriage, and criminal activity. Told in a retrospective voice, the work presents her experiences as a continuous process of adaptation, shaped by necessity as much as by choice. The structure allows for movement across different social levels, offering a broad view of the conditions in which she lives. Defoe combines episodic storytelling with a sustained attention to practical detail, presenting the material realities of life alongside questions of conduct and consequence. The novel reflects early developments in prose fiction, with its emphasis on individual experience, continuity of narrative, and the representation of everyday circumstances. As such, it occupies a central place in the history of the English novel.

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Daniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) was an English writer, journalist, and trader, often regarded as one of the early figures in the development of the English novel. His work spans fiction, political writing, and journalism, reflecting both his varied career and his engagement with the social and economic life of his time.He is best known for works such as Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and A Journal of the Plague Year. These texts are characterised by their use of realistic detail and first-person narration, contributing to the emergence of prose fiction as a sustained literary form. Defoe's writing continues to be studied for its role in shaping narrative technique and its depiction of individual experience within broader social conditions.

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• Verlag: SMK Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1515433528
• ISBN 13: 9781515433521
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
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