Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 474 g
The Man, his Works, and the Age: Volume One: Mr Swift and his Contemporaries
Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 474 g
Reihe: Swift: The Man, his Works, and the Age
ISBN: 978-0-367-71245-7
Verlag: Routledge
First published in 1962, Mr Swift and his Contemporaries, is the first of three volumes providing a detailed exploration of the events of Swift’s life.
This volume is a thorough insight into the historical and social setting of Swift’s life, the evolution of his character, and the composition and interpretation of his works. It includes a wealth of material concerning Swift’s family and career, his emotional and sexual life, his relationship with Sir William Temple, and the design and meaning of both A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books.
Mr Swift and his Contemporaries is ideal for anyone with an interest in Swift’s life, work, and the period in which he lived.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien
Weitere Infos & Material
Part One; 1: Ericks; Drydens, and Swifts; 2: Ireland; 3: Dublin; 4: Infancy; 5: Kilkenny; 6: Trinity College; 7: Studies; 8: The Dublin Philosophical Society; Part Two; 1: Temple; 2: Moor Park; 3: Early Poems (I); 4: Early Poems (II); 5: Swift and Temple; 6: Kilroot; 7: Moor Park Again; Part Three; 1: A Tale of a Tub (I); 2: A Tale of a Tub (II); 3: A Tale of a Tub (III); 4: The Battle of the Books; 5: The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit; 6: Last Years at Moor Park; Appendices
