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The African Artisan Meets the English Sailor: Technology and the Savage for Defoe.
- Source :
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Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation . Fall2018, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p347-368. 22p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- A literary analysis of the novel "Captain Singleton" by Daniel Defoe is presented. Focusing on scenes that describe Mozambican artifacts, the story of a rebellion aboard a slave ship, and a meeting with a naked Englishman in Africa, it argues that Defoe depicts savagery as a product of history rather than a result of inherent incapacity. The author goes on to suggest that the novel indicates the technologies that made Great Britain a global power could be lost or forgotten.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01935380
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131898745
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/ecy.2018.0019