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Robinson Crusoe in Asia

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A fundamental axiom of World Literature is that the classic possesses durable transmission and ascribed value outside its own cultural context. Robinson Crusoe, in its multiple afterlives, obviously complies with that definition.

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    Steve Clark

  2. University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Yukari Yoshihara

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Clark, S., Yoshihara, Y. (2021). Introduction. In: Clark, S., Yoshihara, Y. (eds) Robinson Crusoe in Asia. Asia-Pacific and Literature in English. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4051-3_1

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