Moll Flanders: Authoritative Text Backgrounds and Contexts Criticism (Norton Critical Editions)

By Daniel Defoe

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The complete first edition (1722) text of the novel. Albert J. Rivero's revised preface, annotations, and essay on the novel's textual history. A selection of contextual materials, including documents on convict transportation and colonial laws, contemporary accounts of criminals, and a brand-new selection of Defoe's own writings on similar issues. Nine critical interpretations--five of which are new to the Second Edition--analyzing important themes, such as economic necessity and gender relations. A chronology of Defoe's life and a selected bibliography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393888975
• ISBN13: 9780393888973
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Length: 495 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.0" x 5.3"