Daniel Defoe’s Social Networks [ Art and Literature / Association ]
… Abstract Daniel Defoe was best known as a writer and his primary social networks grew out of his intense engagement with the print trade. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Defoe’s sociability relied much less on interpersonal ties of … or civic obligation. Instead, he constructed many different ‘virtual’ identities through his writings and his engagement with his readers. He was known as a ‘scribbler’ and his public identity was that of a controversial and prolific author. … of virtual self fashioning that have defined the digital age; like the avatars of contemporary social media such as Twitter and Facebook, Defoe attracted many followers who would be informed, entertained, and sometimes misled by his …
Dissent | Fiction | Friendship | Tories | Satire | Whigs
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