Daniel Defoe

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Exploring Daniel Defoe's extensive body of work, Paula Backscheider recontextualizes his contributions within the literary landscape of his time. She highlights Defoe's artistic ambitions, showcasing how his extensive reading and engagement with contemporary issues shaped his writing. By analyzing his poetry, pamphlets, and novels, Backscheider argues for the thematic and stylistic coherence of his oeuvre, positioning him as a pioneer of the historical novel and emphasizing the significance of his unique narrative style in the evolution of the English novel.