David Oakleaf

A Political Biography of Jonathan Swift (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317315520
• Artikelnr.: 43590983

Autorenporträt

David Oakleaf

Inhaltsangabe

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'