Jonathan Swift in context / edited by Pat Rogers, Joseph Hone.
| Other author | Rogers, Pat, 1938- editor. |
| Other author | Hone, Joseph, 1989- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Literature in context |
| Contents | Biography / Clive Probyn -- Friends and family / Emrys Jones -- Health and sickness / Helen Deutsch -- Reason and unreason / Allan Ingram -- Book trade / Stephen Karian -- Popular culture / Pat Rogers -- Translations and reception abroad / Hermann J. Real -- Critical reception before 1900 / Katherine Turner -- Critical reception after 1900 / James Ward -- Reputation in Ireland / Aileen Douglas and Ian Campbell Ross -- Ancients and moderns / Paddy Bullard -- Travel and exploration / Shef Rogers -- Profession of letters / Paul Baines -- Women writers / Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull -- Style and language / Cynthia Wall -- Satire / Clare Bucknell -- Pamphleteering and political journalism / J. A. Downie -- Familiar verse / Daniel Cook -- Fables and fantasy / Jayne Lewis -- Parody and hoax / Valerie Rumbold -- Sermons / Ian Higgins -- History / Joseph Hone -- Correspondence curra / Louise Curran -- The novel / Nicholas Seager -- Literary scene: England / Brean Hammond -- Party politics / Joseph Hone -- Clubs / Corrina Readioff -- Walpole and the opposition / Christine Gerrard -- The Church of England / David Manning -- Dissent / Nicholas McDowell -- London / Pat Rogers -- Literary scene: Ireland / Andrew Carpenter -- The Church of Ireland / Christopher Fauske -- Dublin / David Dickson -- Philosophy / Tom Jones -- Science / Gregory Lynall -- Race / Joseph Hone -- Material culture / Kelly Fleming -- Gender / Katherine Aske -- Colonialism / Robbie Richardson -- The body / Leah Benedict -- Demography / Benjamin Bankhurst -- Food / Henry Power -- Economics / Claire Wilkinson. |
| Abstract | "The comprehensive one-stop guide to the writings, life, and times of Jonathan Swift. With forty-four tightlyfocused chapters, this book communicates the latest academic research on Swift in a way that will engage undergraduate students while also remaining useful for advanced scholars. An indispensable volume for Swift students and teachers"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Jonathan Swift in context Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781108917254 |
| LCCN | 2024007291 |
| ISBN | 9781108831437 |
| ISBN | 1108831435 |
| ISBN | 9781108932936 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1108932932 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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