Daniel Defoe’s Social Networks [ Art and Literature / Association ]
… with the print trade. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Defoe’s sociability relied much less on interpersonal ties of family, friendship, religion or civic obligation. Instead, he constructed many different ‘virtual’ identities … friends. 1 That is to say, his social networks were extensive but not particularly intensive; his ties tended to be weak rather than strong. 2 Perhaps more than just about any other of his contemporaries, Defoe crafted his social … and Nicolas Seager (Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming, c. 2024). 2 . Mark Granovetter, ‘The Strength of Weak Ties’, American Journal of Sociology (vol. 78, n° 6, May 1973), p. 1360-80. Defoe was born into the standard early …
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