Merrett, Robert James.

Daniel Defoe contrarian / Robert James Merrett. - Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. (Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013). - 1 online resource (xx, 409 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

1 Contraries: Linguistic, Narrative, and Theological -- 2 Just Reflections -- 3 Serious Reflections : An Apology for Faith and Fiction -- 4 Biblical Allusions as Narrative Resources -- 5 Political Impersonations and Cultural Implications -- 6 Political Imaginings: Sacred and Profane -- 7 Marriage and Matrimony: The Dialectic of Sex and Love -- 8 Defoe's Imaginary : Narrative Inference, Figurative Expression, and Spiritual Cognition.

In this study, Robert James Merrett approaches Defoe's body of work using interdisciplinary methods that recognize dialectic in his verbal creativity and cognitive awareness.



9781442664494


Electronic Books.

PR3407 / .D365 2013