Name: A Journal of the Plague Year: An account by Daniel Defoe of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the bubonic plague struck the city of L (en Inglés)
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A Journal of the Plague Year: An account by Daniel Defoe of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the bubonic plague struck the city of L (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

Autor

Daniel Defoe

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Les Prairies Numeriques

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

174

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.0 x 14.8 x 0.9 cm

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0.21 kg.

ISBN13

9782491251581

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Thriller/suspense
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A Journal of the Plague Year: An account by Daniel Defoe of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the bubonic plague struck the city of L (en Inglés)

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A Journal of the Plague Year is a book by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. It is an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the bubonic plague struck the city of London in what became known as the Great Plague of London, the last epidemic of plague in that city. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings, and with frequent digressions and repetitions.Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book's first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665 when the Great Plague took place, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe's uncle, Henry Foe, who, like 'H. F.', was a saddler who lived in the Whitechapel district of East London.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The book is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe's account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys's first-person account.A Journal of the Plague Year is a book by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. It is an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the bubonic plague struck the city of London in what became known as the Great Plague of London, the last epidemic of plague in that city. The book is told somewhat chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings, and with frequent digressions and repetitions.[1]Presented as an eyewitness account of the events at the time, it was written in the years just prior to the book's first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665 when the Great Plague took place, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. and is probably based on the journals of Defoe's uncle, Henry Foe, who, like 'H. F.', was a saddler who lived in the Whitechapel district of East London.In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The book is often compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe's account, which appears to include much research, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys's first-person account.

Daniel Defoe

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Escritor y periodista inglés, Daniel Defoe es conocido principalmente por su novela Robinson Crusoe (1719), aunque también destacó por su papel en el desarrollo de la prensa y por sus ensayos políticos y sociales.

Defoe abandonó sus estudios para convertirse en un discreto hombre de negocios, cuyas actividades no acabaron de resultar rentables, recibiendo incluso pena de prisión por sus deudas.

Es a partir de 1695, tras varios años de exilio por su ideología política, que comienza un nuevo negocio dedicado a tejas y a ladrillos que comienza a funcionar proporcionándole a su familia —estaba casado y tenía seis hijos— una mayor estabilidad económica.

Sin embargo, su activismo político le lleva a publicar varios ensayos o panfletos que le cuestan días de reclusión y de picota. Tras volver a la cárcel, Defoe pasa a trabajar desde una revista apoyando a facciones políticas del gobierno, participando en los servicios secretos ingleses.

En 1719 publica su gran novela, Robinson Crusoe, que le permite lanzarse a una carrera literaria jalonada de éxitos como Las aventuras del capitán Singleton, Diario del año de la peste o Moll Flanders. Su popularidad creció y su influencia en posteriores generaciones de escritores al potenciar el género novelístico es notable.

Pese a todo su éxito y sus relaciones con el gobierno, Defoe nunca logró una solvencia económica estable durante mucho tiempo. Su muerte en 1731 se dio mientras huía de nuevos acreedores.

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