
Swift: The Man, his Works, and the Age
Volume One: Mr Swift and his Contemporaries
Irvin Ehrenpreis(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. January 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-0-367-71245-7 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1962, Mr Swift and his Contemporaries, is the first of three volumes providing a detailed exploration of the events of Swift's life.
This volume is a thorough insight into the historical and social setting of Swift's life, the evolution of his character, and the composition and interpretation of his works. It includes a wealth of material concerning Swift's family and career, his emotional and sexual life, his relationship with Sir William Temple, and the design and meaning of both A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books.
Mr Swift and his Contemporaries is ideal for anyone with an interest in Swift's life, work, and the period in which he lived.
This volume is a thorough insight into the historical and social setting of Swift's life, the evolution of his character, and the composition and interpretation of his works. It includes a wealth of material concerning Swift's family and career, his emotional and sexual life, his relationship with Sir William Temple, and the design and meaning of both A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books.
Mr Swift and his Contemporaries is ideal for anyone with an interest in Swift's life, work, and the period in which he lived.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
474 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-71245-7 (9780367712457)
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Person
Irvin Ehrenpreis
Content
Part One; 1: Ericks; Drydens, and Swifts; 2: Ireland; 3: Dublin; 4: Infancy; 5: Kilkenny; 6: Trinity College; 7: Studies; 8: The Dublin Philosophical Society; Part Two; 1: Temple; 2: Moor Park; 3: Early Poems (I); 4: Early Poems (II); 5: Swift and Temple; 6: Kilroot; 7: Moor Park Again; Part Three; 1: A Tale of a Tub (I); 2: A Tale of a Tub (II); 3: A Tale of a Tub (III); 4: The Battle of the Books; 5: The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit; 6: Last Years at Moor Park; Appendices