Roxana The Fortunate Mistress From Wealth To Prostitution To Freedom
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Roxana The Fortunate Mistress
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Author : Daniel Defoe
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2017-10-16
Roxana The Fortunate Mistress written by Daniel Defoe and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-16 with Fiction categories.
"Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress" is a novel by Daniel Defoe. In this book, Roxana describes her decline from wealth after being abandoned by her husband. She turns to prostitution and moves up and down the social ladder by contracting marriage with a jeweler, courting a prince, and being the object of love of a Dutch merchant. Her experiences with these men allow her to accumulate enough wealth that she can live in freedom. Daniel Defoe (c.1659-1731) was an English writer credited with publishing the first English-language novel, Robinson Crusoe. Born Daniel Foe, he wrote more than 500 works during his life, including novels and political works, and in a variety of subjects.
Roxana
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Author : Daniel Defoe
language : en
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Release Date : 2020-08-12
Roxana written by Daniel Defoe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-12 with Fiction categories.
Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (full title: The Fortunate Mistress: Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Called the Countess de Wintselsheim, in Germany, Being the Person known by the Name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II) is a 1724 novel by Daniel Defoe. The novel examines the possibility of eighteenth-century women owning their own estate despite a patriarchal society, as with Roxana's celebrated claim that "the Marriage Contract is ... nothing but giving up Liberty, Estate, Authority, and everything, to the Man". The novel further draws attention to the incompatibility between sexual freedom and freedom from motherhood: Roxana becomes pregnant many times due to her sexual exploits, and it is one of her children, Susan, who come back to expose her, years later, near the novel's close, helping to precipitate her flight abroad, subsequent loss of wealth, and (ambiguous) repentance. The character of Roxana can be described as a proto-feminist because she carries out her actions of prostitution for her own ends of freedom but before a feminist ideology was fully formed, (though Defoe also works to undercut the radicalism of her position). The book also explores the clash of values between the Restoration court and the middle-class. Roxana also discusses the issues of truth and deceit. As the text is a first-person narration and written to simulate a real first-hand account of a woman, first comes the issue of subjectivity, but also the underlying lie as to the veracity of the text. The reader can only trust in Roxana to give us a true account of her story, but as she often lies to other characters in the book, and even to herself, she is not a reliable narrator. Furthermore, the whole construction of her character is made on lies and disguises. Her name, or names, are not mentioned until the end of the novel, so even the most basic aspect of her identity--her name--is a mystery for the majority of the novel. And the name that is most associated to her: Roxana, is based on a lie and on a disguise, namely the Turkish dress. Published anonymously, and not attributed to Defoe till 1775, Roxana was nonetheless a popular hit in the eighteenth century, frequently reprinted in altered versions to suit the taste of the day: thus the 1775 edition, which called itself The New Roxana, had been sentimentalised to meet the tastes of the day. Only gradually from the 19th century onwards did the novel begin to be treated as serious literature: Ethel Wilson has been one of the 20th century authors subsequently influenced by its matter-of-factness and freedom from cant. (wikipedia.org)
Roxana The Fortunate Mistress
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Author : Defoe D.
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
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Roxana The Fortunate Mistress written by Defoe D. and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, pamphleteer and journalist. He is most famous for his novel “Robinson Crusoe”, which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. "Roxana" is a story of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. As a narrator, she tells the story of her own `wicked' life as the mistress of rich and powerful men. Beautiful and proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a courtesan.
Roxana Or The Fortunate Mistress
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Author : Daniel Defoe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
Roxana Or The Fortunate Mistress written by Daniel Defoe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with categories.
Roxana
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language : en
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Release Date : 2020-03-14
Roxana written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-14 with History categories.
Roxana
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Author : Daniel Defoe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-25
Roxana written by Daniel Defoe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-25 with categories.
Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress The Fortunate Mistress: Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Belleau, Afterwards Called the Countess de Wintselsheim, in Germany, Being the Person known by the Name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II) is a 1724 novel by Daniel Defoe. Born in France, from which her parents fled because of religious persecution, Roxana grew to adolescence in England. At the age of fifteen, she married a handsome but conceited man.
Roxana
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Author : Daniel Defoe
language : en
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Release Date : 1946
Roxana written by Daniel Defoe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with Fiction categories.
Roxana
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Author : Daniel Defoe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-06
Roxana written by Daniel Defoe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06 with categories.
But I had lived three-quarters of a year in his house after that and had paid him no rent, and, which was worse, I was in no condition to pay him any. However, I observed he came oftener to see me, looked kinder upon me, and spoke more friendly to me than he used to do; particularly the last two or three times he had been there--by Daniel Defoe.
Roxana
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Author : Daniel Defoe
language : en
Publisher: Gottfried & Fritz
Release Date : 2019-05-05
Roxana written by Daniel Defoe and has been published by Gottfried & Fritz this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-05 with Literary Collections categories.
First published in 1724, Roxana is unique in that it is Defoe’s last novel and the only one that deals with the moral degradation of the main character, rather than her success (as one might see in his other novels). Roxana is supposed to be a fictional representation of Nell Gwyn, the long-time mistress of Charles II of England and Scotland. Called “pretty, witty Nell” by Samuel Pepys, she has long been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella. Defoe’s illustration of Nell is rather less flattering, however.
Roxana
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Author : Daniel De Foe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Roxana written by Daniel De Foe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.