Currier and Ives 1875 print of Robinson Crusoe and his companion Friday. Everett Historical via Shutterstock November 12, 2019 Robinson Crusoe 300 years on: Defoe’s unreliable narrative set up enduring colonial myths Daniel Cook, University of Dundee Published in 1719, Robinson Crusoe was one of the first novels (in the modern sense) written in English. Some 300 years later, the complicated castaway and his misadventures continue to shape culture.
Titania McGrath: not for the easily offended. Twitter March 15, 2019 Titania McGrath: Twitter parody of ‘wokeness’ owes a lot to satirists of the 18th century Adam J Smith, York St John University and Jo Waugh, York St John University Spoof Twitter accounts carry on a grand tradition of satire that has its roots in the 18th century.
Gotcha! Wikimedia November 27, 2017 Eight surprising things it’s time you knew about Gulliver’s Travels Daniel Cook, University of Dundee Even now, 350 years after his birth, the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift remains as sharp and relevant as ever.