THE PROMINET CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS OF ROBINSON
CRUSOE
CONTENT
Introduction.....................................................................................................2
Discussion.......................................................................................................4
• Background of Daniel Defoe................................................................4
• Summary of the context........................................................................5
• The prominent characteristic traits of Robinson Crusoe.......................6
Conclusion.........................................................................................................
References.........................................................................................................
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THE PROMINET CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS OF ROBINSON
CRUSOE
INTRODUCTION
Rationale
English literature is an interesting subject which provides us a broad view
of England with the trandition culture, and people within a concrete social
and historical context.
The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a novel
by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719, and sometimes regarded as the
first novel in English. It was also considered one of the most widely
published books in history( behind some of the scrared texts). It has been
attracting many attentions of readers since the day it was published, and
continues to be highly regarded to this day. I am one of its readers. That the
reason why I choose Daniel Defoe and one of his best-known novels
Robinson Crusoe for my assignment.

The last one is the conclusion.
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THE PROMINET CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS OF ROBINSON
CRUSOE
DISCUSSION
Background of Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe was born in 1660 in England, he was the son of James Foe,
a butcher. He studied at Charles Morton’s Academy, London. Although his
father intended him for ministry, he joined into politics and trade, travelling
extensively in Europe. In the early 1680s he was a commission merchant in
Cornhill but went bankcrupt in 1691. In 1684 he married Mary Tuffley, they
had two sons and five daughters.
In the early 90s he turned to literatute. In 1697 he published “An essay on
projects” a typical enlightener’s work in which he suggested all kinds of
reforms in different spheres of social life. In 1972 he wrote his famous
pamphlet “ the shortest way with Dissenters”. Defoe was arrested in May
1703. In prison he wrote “ Hymn to the Pillory”(1703). The poem was sold
in streets, the audience drank to his health while he stood in the pillory and
read aloud his verses. Defoe achieved literary immortality when in April
1719 he published Robinson Crusoe. He also wrote many other novels,
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