Fears, Apprehensions and Conjectures

The importance of Robinson Crusoe in the origins of the novel depends not only on its progressive plot and empirical style, but also on its pioneering narrative devices. Defoe’s work is characterised, in particular, by a new approach to the creation of suspense, considered by narratologists as on...

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Main Author: Capoferro, Riccardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari 2017-05-01
Series:English Literature
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Online Access:http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/english-literature/2017/1/fears-apprehensions-and-conjectures/