21. Daniel Defoe between rRobinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders

Author: Valentin Videnov

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The paper tries to exptore the intertextual space between Daniel Defoe’s masterpieces, Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, as determined by the difference in attitude that the author shows. The conclusion drawn is that this difference – his closeness to Robinson and his distance from Moll – reflects a different judgement of „the spirit of capitalism“ (Weber), positive in the first case and negative in the second.