Daniel Defoe

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Annotated) Daniel Defoe

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective. Robinson Crusoe is one of the most famous works of the famous English writer Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 and considered the first English novel. It is a fictional autobiography of the protagonist, an English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote desert island. Probably the story was inspired by real events that happened to Alexander Selkirk, from where he would build, with a simple and authentic plot, a symbol of colonialism, of the perfect man and of supreme morality.