Roxana
of Daniel Defoe, John Mullan (edition, introduction and notes)
Description
Roxana (1724), Defoe's last novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her body, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Many consider Roxana as a proto-feminist character who criticizes an eighteenth century patriarchal society, claiming, for instance, that "the Marriage Contract is [...] nothing but giving up Liberty, Estate, Authority, and every-thing, to the Man". This edition uses the rare first edition text, with a new Introduction, detailed Notes, textual history and a map of contemporary London.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 330 pages
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
- Publication Date September 1st 2008
- First Publication 11/06/24
- Language English
- ISBN 9780199536740
- Edition 2008 reprint (first published in Oxford World's Classics 1996)
- Category Fiction
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