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Book/Printed Material Robinson the Younger. For the Pleasurable and Useful Entertainment of Children. Robinson der Jüngere, zur angenehmen und nützlichen Unterhaltung für Kinder

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Title

  • Robinson the Younger. For the Pleasurable and Useful Entertainment of Children.

Other Title

  • Robinson der Jüngere, zur angenehmen und nützlichen Unterhaltung für Kinder

Summary

  • In 1720, just a year after its original publication in London, the first German translation of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe was published. The work soon became widely popular. Only a few years later, German "robinsonades," imitation versions of Defoe's novel of shipwreck and survival, appeared on the market. The theologian, educator, and writer Joachim Heinrich Campe produced a two-volume adaptation of Defoe's original book entitled Robinson der Jüngere (Robinson the younger). The book, published in 1779 (volume one) and 1780 (volume two), was aimed at children between the ages of six and ten. Campe's Robinson subsequently reappeared in numerous new printings and editions until the middle of the 20th century, and to this day it counts among the most successful children's books ever written in German. Campe added a subplot framing the main story line, in which a young German castaway survives in the wilds of a desert island. This subplot, which has a father relating Robinson's adventures to a small audience, contains many moral and educational remarks intended to instruct young readers. Presented here are the first editions of both volumes of Robinson der Jüngere.

Names

  • Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818 Author.
  • Chodowiecki, Daniel, 1726-1801 Illustrator.
  • Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 Associated Name.
  • Kniep, Christoph Heinrich, 1755-1825 Illustrator.
  • Stöttrup, Andreas, 1754-1811 Illustrator.

Created / Published

  • Hamburg, Germany : Carl Bohn, [1779 to 1780]

Headings

  • -  Germany
  • -  1779 to 1780
  • -  Adventure stories
  • -  Children's books
  • -  Robinsonades
  • -  Shipwrecks

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 2 volumes.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: David Blammires, "A World of Discovery: Joachim Heinrich Campe," in Telling Tales: The Impact of Germany on English Children's Books 1780-1918 (Cambridge, United Kingdom: Open Book, 2009).
  • -  Original resource at: Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
  • -  Content in German.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

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  • 2021666993

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Chicago citation style:

Campe, Joachim Heinrich, Author, Daniel Chodowiecki, Daniel Defoe, Christoph Heinrich Kniep, and Andreas Stöttrup. Robinson the Younger. For the Pleasurable and Useful Entertainment of Children. [Hamburg, Germany: Carl Bohn, to 1780, 1779] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666993/.

APA citation style:

Campe, J. H., Chodowiecki, D., Defoe, D., Kniep, C. H. & Stöttrup, A. (1779) Robinson the Younger. For the Pleasurable and Useful Entertainment of Children. [Hamburg, Germany: Carl Bohn, to 1780] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666993/.

MLA citation style:

Campe, Joachim Heinrich, Author, et al. Robinson the Younger. For the Pleasurable and Useful Entertainment of Children. [Hamburg, Germany: Carl Bohn, to 1780, 1779] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666993/>.