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Robinson Crusoe (1719) We are told realism: a man, an island, a ledger of existence. No gods, no allegory. Just potatoes, goats, & Protestant anxiety.

And yet #RobinsonCrusoe is less a character than an accountant of his own ordeal. His inner life is thinner than his inventory lists. He does not become so much as persist. If this is the first novel, then the novel began as a tax document with fantastic scenery.

Worse, the novel masquerades as truth.

Robert K Blechman Mar 25

#TheMartian has been compared to Defoe’s #RobinsonCrusoe. One could say in #ProjectHailMary, Weir continues the analogy with his space Crusoe finding his “Friday”

Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 9

While not too dissimilar to “A Trip to the Moon” (e.g. men going on an adventure), “Robinson Crusoe” is really sophisticated for a Méliès film from 1902
#SilentFlickerSunday #RobinsonCrusoe #GeorgesMelies

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 9

Prior to 2011 it was believed that “Robinson Crusoe” (1902)🇫🇷 was a mostly lost film as only a few scenes had ever been found intact. A copy of the entire film was then donated to The Cinémathèque Française film archive in Paris where it was restored
#SilentFlickerSunday #RobinsonCrusoe #GeorgesMelies #SilentFilm

Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 9

First up we have “Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoë” AKA “Robinson Crusoe” (1902)🇫🇷 (https://youtu.be/oWHtn6dr1JE?si=BeuU7T3WAtJeU-36) directed by and starring French wizard of early film Georges Méliès. It’s based on English writer Daniel Defoe's 1719 book of the same name, which can be read for free here (https://archive.org/details/cu31924011498676)
#SilentFlickerSunday #RobinsonCrusoe #GeorgesMelies

Frank Hamm 🏃‍➡️👟🥾🌻Feb 13

Guten Morgen. Heute ist wieder dieser Wochentag, an dem Robinson echt froh war, ihn kennenzulernen. Endlich war Freitag da.

#robinsoncrusoe

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Feb 2

The inspiration for one of my favourite childhood novels was rescued on #ThisDayInHistory in 1709. Scottish sailor #AlexanderSelkirk spent more than four years living alone on an island in the #SouthPacific. His ordeal inspired #RobinsonCrusoe by #DanielDefoe, published in 1719.