A "Body Unfitt": Daniel Defoe in the Pillory and the Resurrection of the Versifying Self.

The article presents literary criticism of several texts by Daniel Defoe, including the books "An Elegy on the Author of the True-Born Englishman" and the poems "A Hymn to the Pillory" and "The Storm". It focuses on Defoe's authorial self-representation immediately before and after his public humili...

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Published in:	Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 393 - 408
Main Author:	Mueller, Andreas K. E.
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	University of Pennsylvania Press Fall2013
Subjects:	Defoe, Daniel, ca. 1661-1731 Elegy on the Author of the True-Born Englishman, An (Book) Hymn to the Pillory, A (Poem) Storm, The (Poem) Persona (Literature) Authors in literature
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Summary:	The article presents literary criticism of several texts by Daniel Defoe, including the books "An Elegy on the Author of the True-Born Englishman" and the poems "A Hymn to the Pillory" and "The Storm". It focuses on Defoe's authorial self-representation immediately before and after his public humiliation at the hands of the British government. According to the author, Defoe attempted to create an alternative and disembodied authorial persona in response to his persecution.