Romanzo del 700: tipologie e caratteristiche LA NARRAZIONE REALISTICA RIASSUNTOĭespite the many works he wrote, defoe’s fame rest almost entirely on his novels. An account of the plague of 1665 Jonathan wild: an example of criminal biography. Other works: a journal of the plague year. An account of the hero’s life on a desert island.Ĭaptain singleton: relating the adventures of a captain who became a pirate Moll flanders: the autobiography of a woman who survived several husbandsĪnd the london underworld, turned thief and prostitute, was transported to Virginia and became rich and respectable.Ĭolonel jack: the story of a pickpocket who repented and in the end obtained Wealth and prosperity Roxana: the autobiography of a courtesan who finally imprisoned for debts. A verse satire against william III’s enemies.
A clear attack on ecclesiastical intolerance which ironically advocated the total suppression of all dissenters. Pamphlets: the shortest way with the dissenters. Works. He was one of the most prolific authors of his time. The last day of his life were wretched then he died alone and friendless in 1731. In 1705 he became a secret agent and government spy. When he published a satirical pamphlets in defence of dissenters he was sentenced to the pillory and to six months of prison. In 1702 with the accession to the throne of queen anne, a strict supporter of the state church, his situation changed. He managed to pay back his debts venturing in many other activities including journalism and literature, also winning popularity. But his long neglected business took a turn for the worse and in 1792 he went bankrupt. Educated at a college for dissenters defoe chose to go into business and, in 1680, he became a merchant. His father, a protestant merchant, refused to record his son’s birth in the parish register, so that we have some doubts about his true birth date.
Romanzo storico e romanzo realista contemporaneo: riassunto ROMANZO REALISTA INGLESE Time and place ceased to be vague concepts but were made tangible through the use of precise details.Ģ) Certain communicating qualities such as colour size extension became of primary importanceģ) Attention was focused not only on outdoor settings but more and more frequently on “interiors”.Ĥ) Characters were endowed with actual names and surnamesĥ) Greater importance was given to money as a status symbolĦ) A triangular conflict was emphasized between bourgeios values chilvaric values and the values of the traditional gentlemanħ) A new type of protagonist developed, practical, self-made and self-reliant endowed with common sense and prudence, very far from the adventurous hero of romances. The term realistic may sound a little ambiguous as it had been applied to other writers and it is therefore useful to consider some of the elements which characterized the 18 th century realistic novel.ġ) clock time and physical setting began to be used. The novel became a “picture of life” and classifiable as realistic not only because of what it presented but above all for how it presented it.