Swift's LandscapeSwift's Landscape argues for a fundamental reevaluation of Jonathan Swift's place in eighteenth-century literary history. Combining history, biography, and literary criticism, Carole Fabricant restores both Swift's life and his writings to their proper landscape - by emphasizing the influence of the author's Irish involvements and environs on his work. |
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Page 75
... described by Swift , it makes little dif- ference whether one walks through the streets of Dublin or along isolated provincial roads ; the sights one sees are fated to prove equally pitiable and repellent in either case . As the ...
... described by Swift , it makes little dif- ference whether one walks through the streets of Dublin or along isolated provincial roads ; the sights one sees are fated to prove equally pitiable and repellent in either case . As the ...
Page 78
... described the inherently exploitative relationship between England and Ireland , not only through references to starvation , but also through images suggesting perverted acts of eating , including cannibalism . In a poem attacking Lord ...
... described the inherently exploitative relationship between England and Ireland , not only through references to starvation , but also through images suggesting perverted acts of eating , including cannibalism . In a poem attacking Lord ...
Page 95
... described in other contemporary works as a historical reality , representing the highest standards of social intercourse and ethical behavior among members of a clearly defined rural community . Swift's closest approximation to this ...
... described in other contemporary works as a historical reality , representing the highest standards of social intercourse and ethical behavior among members of a clearly defined rural community . Swift's closest approximation to this ...
Contents
CENTRAL FEATURES OF SWIFTS LANDSCAPE | 24 |
SWIFTS ANTIPASTORAL VISION AND IRELANDS | 55 |
THE SUBVERSION OF THE COUNTRY HOUSE IDEAL | 95 |
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References to this book
Elations: The Poetics of Enthusiasm in Eighteenth-century Britain Shaun Irlam No preview available - 1999 |