Jonathan Swift

Broschiertes Buch

The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers

Beschreibung

A sharp, mischievous spark from the dawn of modern media. The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers invites you to see how prophecy, hoax, and hammering wit can shape a culture's reality. This meticulously restored edition gathers a celebrated, slyly incisive body of work that sits at the crossroads of literary hoax satire and public opinion critique. Swift's early eighteenth century world is rendered with a dry, disarming humour that feels at once ancient and startlingly relevant. The collection moves from blackly comic prophecies to a wry meditation on how rumours travel, how reputations are built, and how readers become participants in a shared joke. It is more than a satire; it is a document of the british satire milieu, a masterclass in media manipulation satire and prophetic hoax satire, and a delightful, deceptively modern study of how ideas travel. For casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike, this is a classics study edition that reads with the energy of a contemporary anthology for readers and an indispensable academic study guide for scholars. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint-a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a pivotal touchstone in eighteenth century setting and literary history.

Autor

Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet, and Anglican cleric. He rose to the position of dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, earning him the moniker "Dean Swift." He lived from 30 November 1667 to 19 October 1745. A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal are among Swift's best-known writings (1729). He first published all of his works anonymously or using aliases, such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, and M. B. Drapier. He was a master of the Horatian and Juvenalian satirical genres. His writing is deadpan and sardonic, especially in "A Modest Proposal", which is why such satire has come to be known as "Swiftian." On November 30, 1667, in Dublin, in the Kingdom of Ireland, Jonathan Swift was born. He was the only son and the second child of Frisby on the Wreake residents Jonathan Swift (1640-1667) and Abigail Erick (or Herrick). After 1700, Swift lived in Trim, County Meath. Many of his works were written by him at this time. Swift graduated with a Doctor of Divinity degree from Trinity College Dublin in February 1702.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 38
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 72g
• ISBN-13: 9789354940231
• ISBN-10: 9354940234
• Artikelnr.: 62608895