Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novelist
journalist writer |
| gptkbp:alias |
none
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
The Review
The True-Born Englishman The Shortest Way with the Dissenters |
| gptkbp:awards |
none
|
| gptkbp:born |
1660
|
| gptkbp:children |
five
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
economic theory
social commentary realistic fiction |
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
unknown
|
| gptkbp:died |
1731
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Newington_Green_Unitarian_Church
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
pioneering the novel
|
| gptkbp:genre |
satire
adventure fiction historical fiction |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
The Age of Enlightenment
Early 18th century England The rise of the novel |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Daniel Defoe
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Charles_Dickens adventure stories modern novels survival narratives |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkb:John_Bunyan |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Moll_Flanders
Robinson Crusoe |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced modern narrative
inspired numerous adaptations of his works considered_one_of_the_founders_of_the_English_novel |
| gptkbp:nationality |
English
|
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"There is no such thing as a free lunch."
"The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances." "All our knowledge is ourselves to know." |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Captain_Singleton
gptkb:The_Life_and_Adventures_of_Robinson_Crusoe A Journal of the Plague Year |
| gptkbp:occupation |
writer
trader pamphleteer |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Mary_Tuff
|