| Description |
xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238) and index. |
| Contents |
Republic of letters versus Republica Grubstreetaria, 1690-1711 -- Master of surprises, 1712-28 -- Intimations of mortality and immortality, 1729-45 -- Unconventional love, sex, and marriage : the Swiftian romance -- Tragic scenarios : madness, suffering, and death -- Jestbook Swift : the return of the repressed -- Taboo to totem : Swift as epic hero. |
| Subject |
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
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Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. |
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Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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Popular culture. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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Mass media. |
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Verse satire, English -- History and criticism.
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Verse satire, English. |
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Authors, Irish -- 18th century -- Biography.
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Authors, Irish. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Church of Ireland -- Clergy -- Biography.
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Church of Ireland. |
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Clergy. |
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Satire, English -- History and criticism.
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Satire, English. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0312239599 |
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