
A Political Biography of Jonathan Swift
David Oakleaf(Author)
Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2008
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-85196-848-0 (ISBN)
Description
Most famous as the author of "Gulliver's Travels", Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was one of the most important propagandists and satirists of his day. This study seeks to contextualize Swift within the political arena of his day.
Reviews / Votes
'Oakleaf makes an important contribution to this series, setting a standard of careful research and general excellence ... with its extensive notes and bibliography, this clearly developed study will be a boon to scholars. Recommended.' CHOICE '[a] nuanced, generous study' The Scriblerian 'a full and up-to-date introduction to the successive episodes in high politics that provided Swift with some of his most fertile subject matter.' Journal of Historical BiographyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85196-848-0 (9781851968480)
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Content
Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: '"The Church had never such a Writer"'; Chapter 1 Swift, War and Ireland: 'An Heap of Conspiracies, Rebellions, Murders, Massacres, Revolutions, Banishments'; Chapter 2 Courting the Favour of the Great:; A Discourse; and; A Tale of a Tub; Chapter 3 'An Entire Friend to the Established Church': Churchman among the Statesmen and Wits; Chapter 4 The Echo of the Coffee House and the Voice of the Kingdom: Propagandist for a Peace; Chapter 5 'Do I become a; Slave; in Six Hours, by Crossing the Channel?': The Dean, the Drapier and Irish Politics; Conclusion: 'Upon this Great Foundation of Misanthropy';