Jonathan Swift, A Hypocrite Reversed: A Critical Biography.

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XIX, 427 p. Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben, sonst ein sehr gutes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen / Only the dust jacket is slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good copy without annotations. - It is the aim of this biography to offer a new, comprehensive view of Swift and his writings. For years, biographies of the Dean were bedevilled by legends of his madness and by romantic mysteries surrounding his relationship with Stella and Vanessa. Post-war scholarship, however, has swept all this away, and has provided a factual basis for a much clearer understanding of both his life and work. Dr Nokes presents a portrait of Swift in his multifarious roles as satirist, politician, churchman, and friend. In particular, he seeks to re-establish a proper balance between Swift s public and private lives. Swift s works are full of warnings for those who adopt a middle course; yet he also insists that it is the only way to avoid shipwreck on the opposing rocks of pedantry and populism. Throughout his life he saw specialization as a first dangerous step towards that distorted simplification of complex human phenomena which characterizes all factions and fanatics. This critical biography therefore adopts a middle course between, on the one hand, those partial and lopsided views that often result from giving undue prominence to a particular theme or genre, and, on the other hand, the broad sweeps of the generalizing critic which run the risk of missing altogether the teasing particularity of Swift s ironies. This book should long remain the standard, one-volume biography of Swift for all students and general readers. / CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS ABBREVIATIONS CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE PART ONE: THE CONJURED SPIRIT PART TWO: FIRST FRUITS PART THREE: THE LIFE OF A SPIDER PART FOUR: THE DEAN AND THE DRAPIER PART FIVE: THE ISLE OF SLAVES INDEX. ISBN 9780198128342 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 675.

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Título

Jonathan Swift, A Hypocrite Reversed: A Critical Biography.

Editor

Oxford University Press

Fecha de publicación

1985

Idioma

Inglés

ISBN 10

0198128347

ISBN 13

9780198128342

Encuadernación

Hardcover with dust jacket.

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Sehr gut

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Sobrecubierta no Incluida

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