Daniel Defoe

An Essay upon Projects (Annotated) Daniel Defoe

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, which helps us understand this literary work. We must pay special attention to those events that especially influenced the world of culture and art and also to those events that were especially reflected in literature, in the life of its writer or that affected it. There are many examples in which historical events have shaped the content and forms of literature, as well as this has often been the best testimony to the importance of certain events throughout history. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its period. An Essay on Projects (1697) was the first volume published by Daniel Defoe. It begins with a portrait of his time as an "Age of Projection" and later illustrates plans for England's economic and social improvement, including an early proposal for a national insurance scheme. The text was written in 1693 and published in 1697. The state of the frontispiece "printed by RR for Tho. Cockerill, at the corner of Warwick-Lane, near Paternoster - Row. MDCXCVII". There is no known manuscript of the work. The essay was reprinted several times and reached a wide audience. The book was dedicated Dalby Thomas.