Description
Pat Rogers provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of Daniel Defoe’s ‘A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain,’ one of the most important travel narratives of the early modern period. Rogers demonstrates how Defoe’s detailed observations and descriptions functioned as a panoramic view of the nation, capturing its economic, social, and geographical dimensions during a time of rapid change.
Through careful examination of Defoe’s text, Rogers reveals how the Tour served as both a practical guide and a philosophical exploration of British identity. The work illuminates Defoe’s role in documenting England’s commercial expansion, industrial development, and regional diversity. Rogers contextualizes Defoe’s observations within the broader intellectual currents of early modern Britain, showing how his work influenced contemporary and subsequent understandings of the nation. This study is essential for scholars of eighteenth-century literature, history, and the development of modern travel writing.
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