Literature and Composition Module 2.1
Robinson Crusoe
Study Guide: Literature and Composition (Excellence in Literature, English 2)
Focus Text
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe
Audiobook: http://amzn.to/2rMZtb1
Honors Texts for an Adventure Focus
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss and/or
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe
OR Honors Texts for a Spiritual Autobiography Focus
The Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo (Ignatius Critical Edition) OR
Grace Abounding to the Chiefest of Sinners by John Bunyan
[NOTE: No matter which focus you choose, the emphasis is on Robinson Crusoe as literature from an academic perspective. Most classic literature addresses religion in one way or another; Excellence in Literature deals only with the literary elements of this and does not promote a particular sectarian perspective.]
EIL 2.1 Context Resource Links
These links represent only the online resources referenced in this module. Instructions, background information, offline resources, and assignments are all found in the Excellence in Literature study guide listed above.
Readings
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/journeys/voyage_html/selkirk.htm
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-robinson-crusoe-74877644/
http://www.christianhistorytimeline.com/DAILYF/2002/02/daily-02-02-2002.shtml
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/religion-in-robinson-crusoe-by-lilia-melani
https://www.circeinstitute.org/blog/dulce-domum-longing-home-literature-and-our-hearts
The Author’s Life
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/155842/Daniel-Defoe
http://www.notablebiographies.com/De-Du/Defoe-Daniel.html
http://www.luminarium.org/eightlit/defoe/defoebio.htm
Poetry
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/john-dryden-poetry
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/the-tree-by-anne-finch
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/the-wreck-of-the-deutschland-by-gerard-manley-hopkins
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/gods-grandeur-by-gerard-manley-hopkins
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/poetry-2/richard-austin-recites-hopkins-poetry
Audio
Audiobook: http://amzn.to/2rMZtb1 (I recommend the Charlton Griffin narration.)
http://librivox.org/robinson-crusoe-by-daniel-defoe/ (Amateur)
Video
https://media.cpoy.org/61/multimedia/C61-16-UNCCH-01/rcrusoe-site/index.html
Visual Arts
https://artpassions.net/wyeth/crusoe.html
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/art-2/illustrator-howard-pyle
http://www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/vernet/index.shtm
Music
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/opera-robinson-crusoe
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/soundtrack-1970s-for-robinson-crusoe-television-show
Historic Context
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19562787
http://www.robinsoncrusoe.ca/photovisit.htm
Just For Fun
http://www.sitesalive.com/il/tg/private/iltgsurvival.htm
OR http://fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20081007
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/the-owl-and-the-pussy-cat-by-edward-lear
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