Daniel Defoe’s Social Networks [ Art and Literature / Association ]
… way, Defoe’s style of social networking is closer to that of the twenty-first century than that of his own day. People > Art and Literature People > Association Mots-clés Dissent Fiction Friendship Tories Satire Whigs Daniel Defoe (c. … many social connections but he did not have many 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 … could be said for Defoe’s political ties. His background and his beliefs planted him firmly in the camp of the Whig party. The Whigs emerged as defenders of the Protestant settlement in church and state in opposition to the prospect of …
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