Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe was first published in 1719. The book was instantly popular, and since then, the story of the first castaway has inspired brilliant artists and philosophers to create imaginative works of their own. How have they looked at him? as a wretch? a conqueror? a victim? -a man living in peace with nature and the natural kingdom?
The web site displays “the brilliance and variety of these illustrious perceptions of the first castaway, Robinson Crusoe.”
Also, the 1719 edition here.
