文档介绍：Robinson Crusoe /ˌrɒbɪnsən ˈkruːsoʊ/ is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. This first edition credited the work's fictional protagonist(主人公) Robinson Crusoe as its author.
Author brief introduction
Daniel Defoe (/ˌdænjəl dɨˈfoʊ/; c. 1660 – 24 April 1731),born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer(小册子作者) and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain and with others such as Samuel Richardson, is among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than five hundred books, pamphlets and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.
Daniel Defoe
Real-life castaways
There were many stories of real-life castaways in Defoe's time. Defoe's immediate inspiration for Crusoe is usually thought to be a Scottish sailor named Alexander Selkirk, who was rescued in 1709 by Woodes Rogers' expedition after four years on the uninhabited island of Más a Tierra in the Juan Fernández Islands off the Chilean coast. Rogers' "Cruising Voyage" was published in 1712, with an account of Alexander Selkirk's ordeal.
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Plot summary
Reception and sequels
Character
My opinion
Plot summary
The famous story of Robinson Crusoe can be divided into three parts:Robinson's youth and the time up to his shipwreck;his twenty-eight years on an uninhabited island;his life and adventures after being rescued from the island.
The first part
The first part of the novel relates that,against the advice of his father, Robinson wishes to pursue his livelihood by going to does so and after a false start has some ess but a third voyage ends in slavery. He eventually escapes and is helped to Brazil where he es a essful plantation owner. He embarks on a slave gathering expediti