Jonathan Swift (Routledge Revivals): Political Writer

ISBN-13: 9781138813090 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 410 str.

Alan Downie

Opis

First published in 1984, this biography gives an account of Jonathan Swift's political ideas and provides a critical commentary on his major works. With its emphasis on Swift as a political writer, the title offers a revision of the prevailing view of Swift's politics and its application in the study of his works.

Spis treści

Preface;  Chronological Table;  Part I: Days of Deference, 1667-1700  1. Infancy  2. Education  3. Moor Park  4. Swift and the Church;  Part II: Friend of the Great, 1701-1714  5. Swift and the Whigs  6. A Tale of a Tub  7. Vicar of Laracor  8. Swift and the Tories  9. Dean of St Patrick’s;  Part III: Hibernian Patriot, 1714-1745  10. Exile  11. Swift and Ireland  12. Swift and Walpole  13. Gulliver’s Travels  14. Swift, the Opposition and Ireland  15. A Man of Rhimes  16. A Driv’ler and a Show?;  Appendix I: Swift’s Reputed Marriage to Stella;  Appendix II: Swift’s  Alleged Jacobitism;  Abbreviations used in the Notes;  Notes;  Index

O autorze

Alan Downie