Daniel Defoe’s Social Networks [ Art and Literature / Association ]
… 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 through his … century than that of his own day. People > Art and Literature People > Association Mots-clés Dissent Fiction Friendship Tories Satire Whigs Daniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) had many social connections but he did not have many friends. … as it were, offers one of the few examples where the author can be observed attempting to cultivate an enduring bond of friendship along the lines of those that characterised political sociability after the Glorious Revolution. The …
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