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Robinsonade is a literary genre that takes its name from the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The success of this novel spawned enough imitations that its name was used to define a genre, which is sometimes described simply as a "desert island story". ^[1] A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Robinson Crusoe (disambiguation). ... Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 [?] â€“ April 24 [?], 1731)[1] was a British writer, journalist, and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ...

The word "robinsonade" was coined by the German writer Johann Gottfried Schnabel in the Preface of his work Die Insel Felsenburg (1731). ^[2]

In the archetypical robinsonade, the protagonist is suddenly isolated from the comforts of civilization, usually shipwrecked or marooned on a secluded and uninhabited island. He must improvise the means of his survival from the limited resources at hand. Unlike Thomas More's Utopia and romantic works which depicted nature as idyllic, Crusoe made it unforgiving and sparse. The protagonist survives by his wits and the qualities of his cultural upbringing, which also enable him to prevail in conflicts with fellow castaways or over local peoples he may encounter. For the Elizabethan play, see Sir Thomas More (play). ... De Optimo Reipublicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia (translated On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia) or more simply Utopia is a 1516 book by Sir (Saint) Thomas More. ...

Robinson Crusoe and "robinsonades" share plot elements with William Shakespeare's The Tempest, but the story emphasis and story message are markedly different. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Tempest. ...

Robinson Crusoe was influential in creating a colonialization mythology—as novelist James Joyce eloquently noted the true symbol of the British conquest is Robinson Crusoe: "He is the true prototype of the British colonist…". Later works expanded on and explored this mythology. It has been suggested that Benign colonialism be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the writer and poet. ... For a comprehensive list of the territories that formed the British Empire, see Evolution of the British Empire. ...

Robinsonades were especially popular in Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Examples

Literature

Ordered by date of publication

• The Female American (anon., 1767)
• Iphigenia in Tauris (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1787) (based on Iphigeneia in Tauris by Euripides)
• The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss, 1812)
• Masterman Ready, or the Wreck in the Pacific (Frederick Marryat, 1841)
• The Coral Island (R.M. Ballantyne, 1857)
• L'Oncle Robinson (Jules Verne, 1870; unpublished until 1991)
• The Mysterious Island (L'Île mystérieuse) (Jules Verne, 1874)
• Godfrey Morgan (L'École des Robinsons) (Jules Verne, 1881)
• Two Years' Vacation (Deux ans de vacances) (Jules Verne, 1888)
• The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling, 1894) - the Mowgli stories
• I Robinson italiani (Emilio Salgari, 1896)
• Baby Island (Carol Ryrie Brink, 1937)
• Lord of the Flies (William Golding, 1954)
• Tunnel in the Sky (Robert A. Heinlein, 1955)
• Pincher Martin (William Golding, 1956)
• Danny Dunn on a Desert Island (Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams, 1957)
• The Survivors (Tom Godwin, 1958)
• Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell, 1960)
• Transit (Edmund Cooper, 1964)
• A Far Sunset (Edmund Cooper, 1967)
• Friday (Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique) (Michel Tournier, 1967)
• The Other Side of the Mountain (La Montagne morte de la vie) (Michel Bernanos, 1967)
• Providence Island (Calder Willingham, 1969)
• Concrete Island (J. G. Ballard, 1973)
• Shipwreck (Charles Logan, 1975)
• Friday and Robinson (Vendredi ou la Vie sauvage) (Michel Tournier, 1977)
• The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel, 1980)
• Foe (J. M. Coetzee, 1986),
• Hatchet, (Gary Paulsen, 1987)
• The Island of the Day Before (Umberto Eco, 1994)
• Life of Pi (Yann Martel, 2001)

The Female American is a novel, originally published in 1767, that describes the adventures of a half-Indian, half-English woman, who is stranded on a desert island. ... Scene from the première of the final version in Weimar in 1802 of Goethes Iphigenia in Tauris, with Goethe as Orestes in the centre. ... Goethe redirects here. ... Iphigeneia in Tauris (in Greek: ) is a drama by the playwright Euripides, written sometime between 414 BC and 412 BC. It bears much in common with another of Euripides plays, Helen, and is often described as a romance, a melodrama, or an escape play. ... A statue of Euripides. ... The Swiss Family Robinson (Der Schweizerische Robinson) is a novel, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family who is shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia. ... Johann David Wyss (Bern, March 4, 1743 - 1818) was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson (1812), based on the Robinson Crusoe adventure by Daniel Defoe. ... Captain Frederick Marryat (July 10, 1792 – August 9, 1848) was an English novelist, a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story. ... The Coral Island is a novel written by Scottish juvenile fiction R.M. Ballantyne. ... RM Ballantyne (April 24, 1825 - February 8, 1894), Scottish fiction writer, Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, Scotland he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. ... This article is about the French author. ... Map of Lincoln Island Cyrus Smith blessing Captain Nemo on his death bed in The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island (original title: LÎle mystérieuse) is a French novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. ... This article is about the French author. ... This article is about the French author. ... Two Years Vacation (Deux ans de vacances) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1888. ... This article is about the French author. ... Embossed cover from the original MacMillan edition of The Jungle Book, 1894, based on art by John Lockwood Kipling (Rudyards father) For other uses, see The Jungle Book (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British author. ... Emilio Salgari. ... Baby Island is a novel by Carol Ryrie Brink, published in 1937. ... Carol Ryrie Brink (1895-1981) was a United States author. ... For other uses, see Lord of the Flies (disambiguation). ... Sir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, poet and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. ... Tunnel in the Sky is a science fiction book written by Robert Heinlein and published in 1955. ... Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of hard science fiction. ... Pincher Martin (Faber and Faber 1956) is the third novel by William Golding (author of Lord of the Flies). ... Sir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, poet and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jay Williams was co-author of the Danny Dunn series with Raymond Abrashkin. ... Tom Godwin (1915–1980) is a science fiction author. ... Island of the Blue Dolphins is a novel for children, written by Scott ODell. ... Scott ODell (May 23, 1898 – October 16, 1989) was an American childrens author who wrote 26 novels for youngsters, along with three adult novels and four nonfiction books. ... Edmund Cooper (April 30, 1926 - March 11, 1982) was a poet and prolific writer of science fiction and detective novels, published under his own name and several pen names. ... A Far Sunset is a science fiction novel by Edmund Cooper, published in 1968. ... Edmund Cooper (April 30, 1926 - March 11, 1982) was a poet and prolific writer of science fiction and detective novels, published under his own name and several pen names. ... Michel Tournier (born 1924) is a French writer who was born in Paris. ... Calder Willingham was an American, novelist and screenwriter. ... Concrete Island is a novel by J. G. Ballard (ISBN 031242034X). ... James Graham Ballard (born 15 November 1930 in Shanghai) is a British writer. ... Charles Logan (b. ... Michel Tournier (born 1924) is a French writer who was born in Paris. ... The Clan of the Cave Bear is a historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel. ... Jean Marie Auel (born February 18, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer. ... Foe is a novel by J. M. Coetzee published in 1986. ... John Maxwell Coetzee John Maxwell Coetzee (pronounced kut-SAY-uh) (born 9 February 1940) is a South African/Australian author, having emigrated from South Africa in 2002, and having been granted Australian citizenship on 6 March 2006. ... [1] Hatchet is a 1987 Newbery Honor award-winning wilderness survival novel written by Gary Paulsen. ... Gary Paulsen is an American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. ... The Island of the Day Before is a novel by Umberto Eco. ... Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose (Il nome della rosa) and his many essays. ... -1... Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963 in Salamanca, Spain) is a Canadian author best known for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi. ...

Other media

• Robinson Crusoe on Mars (film, 1964)
• Gilligan's Island (TV series, 1964-1967)
• Lost in Space (TV series, 1965-1968)
• Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (film, 1966)
• Hell in the Pacific (film, 1968)
• MacGyver (TV series, 1985-1992)
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (TV series, episodes 1990-1991)
• Cast Away (film, 2000)
• Survivor (TV series, 2000-present)
• Lost (TV series, 2004-present)
• Star Trek Voyager (TV series, 1995-2001)

Robinson Crusoe on Mars is a 1964 science fiction film retelling of the classic novel by Daniel Defoe. ... For the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) video game, see The Adventures of Gilligans Island. ... For other uses, see Lost in Space (disambiguation). ... Lt. ... Hell in the Pacific is a 1968 World War II film starring Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune. ... MacGyver is an American adventure television series, produced in the United States and Canada, about the laid-back, extremely resourceful secret agent MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson. ... Nadia — the heroine of the series. ... For other uses, see Castaway (disambiguation). ... This article is about general format of the international television show. ... LOST redirects here. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ...

See also

• Fan fiction
• Homage

Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ... For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ...

References

1. ^ Steampunk anthology, 2008, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, ISBN 978-1892391759
2. ^ (German) Die Insel Felsenburg, 1731, Johann Gottfried Schnabel