|räbə̇nsə|nād, ˌrōbə̇nzōˈnädə noun
( plural robinson·ades -ādz ; also robinson·aden -äd ə n)
Usage: often capitalized
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 died 1731 English journalist and novelist
: 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