robinsonade

noun

rob·​in·​son·​ade

¦räbə̇nsə¦nād,

ˌrōbə̇nzōˈnädə

plural robinsonades

-ādz

also robinsonaden

-ädᵊn

often capitalized

: a fictitious narrative of often fantastic adventures in real or imaginary distant places

especially : a story of the adventures of a person marooned on a desert island

the Robinsonade in world literature

—E. G. Gudde

Word History

Etymology

German robinsonade, from Robinson Crusoe, sailor who survives by great resourcefulness when marooned on a desert island in the fictional prose narrative Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe †1731 English journalist and novelist

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