Title Slavery and Augustan literature : Swift, Pope and Gay / John Richardson.

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London : Routledge, 2003.

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Description	1 online resource (224 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- The English and slavery -- The Scriblerus Club -- Writing the peace -- Pope -- Gay -- Swift -- Conclusion.
Summary	This book investigates slavery in the work of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay. These writers were connected with a Tory ministry, which attempted to increase the English share of the international slave trade.
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Subject	Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 -- Political and social views.
	Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Political and social views.
	Gay, John, 1685-1732 -- Political and social views.
	Gay, John, 1685-1732
	Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
	Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
	English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
	Slavery in literature.
	Slave trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
	Slavery -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
	Slave trade in literature.
Chronological Term	1700-1799
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Richardson, John. Slavery and Augustan literature. London : Routledge, 2003 0415312868 (OCoLC)52695749
ISBN	0203495748 (electronic bk.)
	9780203495742 (electronic bk.)