Daniel Defoe

A Vindication of the Press (Annotated) Daniel Defoe

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment. A Vindication of the Press by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Foe, better known by his pseudonym Daniel Defoe (London, between 1659 and 1661, possibly October 10, 1660-Moorfields, London, April 24, July / May 5, 1731greg.)? He was an English writer, journalist and pamphleteer, known worldwide for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is important for being one of the first cultivators of the novel, a literary genre that became popular in England and also received the title of father of all English novelists. Defoe is considered a pioneer of the economic press. He was probably born on Fore Street, ? at St. Giles Cripplegate Parish, London. The date and place of his birth are uncertain. His father, James Foe, as a member of the butchers 'guild known as the Butchers' Company (English: The Worshipful Company of Butchers), was engaged in the chandler trade using tallow as material for the creation of waxes. Daniel would later add the aristocratic