Lady Roxana ou l'heureuse maîtresse

Robinson Crusoé ; 1ère partie

The Subject is singular, and it has been handled after a singular Manner: The wise World has been pleased with it, the merry World has been diverted with it, and the ignorant World has been taught by it; none but the malicious part of the World has been offended at it: Who can wonder, that when the Devil is not pleased, his Friends should be angry?

The strangest thing of it all is, to hear Satan complain that the Story is handled prophanely: But who can think it strange that his Advocates should be, what he was from the Beginning?

The Author affirms, and has good Vouchers for it (in the Opinion of such whose Judgment passes with him for an Authority) that the whole Tenor of the Work is solemn, calculated to promote serious Religion, and capable of being improv'd in a religious manner. But he does not think that we are bound never to speak of the Devil but with an Air of Terror, as if we were always afraid of him.

History of the Devil

En 1651, Robinson Crusoe quitte York, en Angleterre pour naviguer, contre la volonte de ses parents qui voulaient qu'il devienne avocat. Le navire est arraisonne par des pirates de Sale (les fameux Sallee Rovers) et Crusoe devient l'esclave d'un Maure. Il parvient a s'echapper sur un bateau et ne doit son salut qu'a un navire portugais qui passe au large de la cote ouest de l'Afrique. Arrive au Bresil, Crusoe devient le proprietaire d'une plantation. En 1659, alors qu'il a vingt-huit ans, il se joint a une expedition partie a la recherche d'esclaves africains, mais a la suite d'une tempete il est naufrage sur une ile a l'embouchure de l'Orenoque en Amerique du Sud. Tous ses compagnons etant morts, il parvient a recuperer des armes et des outils dans l'epave. Il fait la decouverte d'une grotte. Il se construit une habitation et confectionne un calendrier en faisant des entailles dans un morceau de bois. Il chasse et cultive le ble. Il apprend a fabriquer de la poterie et eleve des chevres. Il lit la Bible et rien ne lui manque, si ce n'est la compagnie des hommes..."

Robinson Crusoé

Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents.Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer), a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called "Más a Tierra", now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.Despite its simple narrative style, Robinson Crusoe was well received in the literary world and is often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre. It is generally seen as a contender for the first English novel. Before the end of 1719, the book had already run through four editions, and it has gone on to become one of the most widely published books in history, spawning so many imitations, not only in literature but also in film, television and radio, that its name is used to define a genre, the Robinsonade.

Robinson Crusoe

Die Pest zu London ist ein fiktiver Bericht des Autors Daniel Defoe über die Ereignissen während der Großen Pest von London im Jahr 1665.

Das Buch erschien 1722 und zählt zu den großen Pest- und Seuchen-Erzählungen der Weltliteratur.

Die Pest zu London

Beginning with an account of her first marriage to a man she describes as a "fool, " Roxana tells the tale of her unusual life in a poignant first-person narrative. As her respect for her husband's intelligence and character decline, Roxana and her husband grow apart, and he eventually abandons her to fend for herself. As a result, Roxana forsakes her virtue and turns to a life of prostitution. At first she does this only to ensure her survival, but as the years pass, Roxana uses her powers of seduction for more selfish gains as she manoeuvres herself into the position of mistress to rich and powerful men, and aspires to fame, fortune, and an ever higher social rank. Written as if it were the titular character's autobiography, Roxana emulates author Daniel Defoe's earlier work, Moll Flanders. However, as his final work, Roxana is much darker, and excludes the penitence and reform of the main character that is seen in Moll Flanders. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Roxana

Nouvelle traduction Françoise du SorbierPréface Michel Déon

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