A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (English) Paperback Book

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A Journal of the Plague Year is Defoe's fictional reconstruction of the effects of the Great Plague of 1665 on London. He brings vividly to life the devastation and suffering wrought by the disease,and its effect on the city. This revised edition includes comprehensive notes, a complete topographical index, and a new introduction.

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'a Casement violently opened just over my Head, and a Woman gave three frightful Skreetches, and then cry'd, Oh! Death, Death, Death!' Purporting to be an eye-witness account, the Journal of the Plague Year is a record of the devastation wrought by the Great Plague of 1665 on the city of London. Defoe's fictional narrator, known only as 'H. F.', recounts in vivid detail theprogress of the disease and the desperate attempts to contain it. He catalogues the rising death toll and the transformation of the city as its citizens flee and those who remain live in fear and despair. Above all it is the stories of appalling human suffering andgrief that give Defoe's extraordinary fiction its compelling historical veracity. This revised edition includes comprehensive notes, a complete topographical index, and a new introduction to the greatest work of plague literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accuratetext plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Notes

A revised edition of Defoe's fictional account of the Great Plague of 1665.

Author Biography

Louis Landa was Professor of English Emeritus at Princeton University. David Roberts is Professor of English at Birmingham City University.

Review

`Review from previous edition 'the best edition of the Journal we possess''Pat Rogers

Promotional

An extraordinary account of the devastation and human suffering inflicted on the city of London by the Great Plague of 1665.

Long Description

'a Casement violently opened just over my Head, and a Woman gave three frightful Skreetches, and then cry'd, Oh! Death, Death, Death!' Purporting to be an eye-witness account, the Journal of the Plague Year is a record of the devastation wrought by the Great Plague of 1665 on the city of London. Defoe's fictional narrator, known only as 'H. F.', recounts in vivid detail theprogress of the disease and the desperate attempts to contain it. He catalogues the rising death toll and the transformation of the city as its citizens flee and those who remain live in fear and despair. Above all it is the stories of appalling human suffering andgrief that give Defoe's extraordinary fiction its compelling historical veracity. This revised edition includes comprehensive notes, a complete topographical index, and a new introduction to the greatest work of plague literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accuratetext plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Review Text

`Review from previous edition 'the best edition of the Journal we possess''Pat Rogers

Review Quote

The London of an earlier period - 1665 - is brought vividly and pungently back to life.

Feature

Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year is an extraordinary account of the devastation and human suffering inflicted on the city of London by the Great Plague of 1665 which continues to exert a powerful fascination.The lively Introduction relates the Journal to Defoe's best-known work, Robinson Crusoe, and draws on recent research into the publishing environment of the first edition. It considers the portrayal of London, recreated by Defoe to the way it was before the Great Fire, and to its device of fiction masquerading as fact.Comprehensive explanatory notes.Medical note that explains the relationship between Defoe's medical knowledge and our own.Complete topographical index enables the reader to track the Journal's complex references to London's streets, churches, alleyways, and prisons both before and after the Great Fire of 1666.Map of Defoe's London.

Details ISBN0199572836 Author David Roberts Year 2010 ISBN-10 0199572836 ISBN-13 9780199572830 Format Paperback Language English Media Book Publication Date 2010-09-09 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford World's Classics Pages 304 Short Title JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YE-REV/E Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence London, ENK Edition Revised edition UK Release Date 2010-09-09 NZ Release Date 2010-09-09 Edited by Louis Landa Birth 1900 Death 1979 Affiliation Deceased (Professor of English Emeritus, Princeton University) Position Department of Psychology Qualifications FBA Edition Description Revised edition DEWEY 823.5 Illustrations one map Audience General AU Release Date 2010-09-08 We've got this

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