https://literaconite.com/tags/defoe/Recent content in Defoe on Literaconite: Gothic Poetry and Literary CriticismHugoenFri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://literaconite.com/review/the-rise-of-the-english-novel-and-the-theme-of-travel/Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://literaconite.com/review/the-rise-of-the-english-novel-and-the-theme-of-travel/The early English novel didn't just describe travel — it was shaped by it. This essay traces how trade routes, colonial ambition, and the romance of the unknown gave the novel its first real plots.https://literaconite.com/review/the-18th-century-novel-and-crime-as-a-subject/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:25:00 +0000https://literaconite.com/review/the-18th-century-novel-and-crime-as-a-subject/Before the detective novel, there was the criminal memoir. This essay examines how 18th century fiction turned crime into a moral laboratory — and why the guilty voice became the novel's most compelling narrator.https://literaconite.com/review/the-dependance-of-early-english-novel-on-travel-theme/Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:16:00 +0000https://literaconite.com/review/the-dependance-of-early-english-novel-on-travel-theme/The earliest English novels rarely stayed home. This essay argues that the travel theme wasn't a genre choice but a structural necessity — the novel needed movement to discover what it was.