Jonathan Swift

A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Ross, Angus; Woolley, David

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Tale of a Tub is the masterpiece of Swift's earlier years. It is presented here with The Battle of the Books, The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit, and the Additions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780192669544
• Artikelnr.: 61831563

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

General editors' preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Introduction
A Tale of a Tub
The Battel of the Books
A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit
Swift's editorial matter for Temple's posthumous publications: Letters written by Sir W. Temple (1700)
Miscellanea. The Third Part (1701)
Letters to the King (1703)
Memoirs. Part III. (1709)
Appendices: A. Letters between Swift and Benjamin Tooke, 29 June and 10 July 1710
B. William Wotton, 'Observations upon the Tale of a Tub'
C. Edmund Curll's Complete Key to the Tale of a Tub
D. Materials from Miscellaneous Works (1720)
E. Swift's Moor Park reading list
Textual introduction and apparatus
Explanatory notes
Bibliography
Index.