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 72
... economic order - more spe- cifically , to decry the consequences of the fact that " Power , which , according to the old Maxim , was used to follow Land , is now gone over to Money " ( PW , 3 : 5 ) . The formerly exalted status and ...
... economic order - more spe- cifically , to decry the consequences of the fact that " Power , which , according to the old Maxim , was used to follow Land , is now gone over to Money " ( PW , 3 : 5 ) . The formerly exalted status and ...
Page 74
... economy seems to realize the con- tained self - sufficiency that is the ideal of the tribe , of the clan , of the family . . . . Money , credit , and debt have no place in an economy of this kind . " 34 The economic relationships ...
... economy seems to realize the con- tained self - sufficiency that is the ideal of the tribe , of the clan , of the family . . . . Money , credit , and debt have no place in an economy of this kind . " 34 The economic relationships ...
Page 108
... economic as well as sexual penetration . Not only her body but her entire household and domestic economy are usurped by the gentleman : " When he had once got Possession , he soon began to play the usual Part of a too fortunate Lover ...
... economic as well as sexual penetration . Not only her body but her entire household and domestic economy are usurped by the gentleman : " When he had once got Possession , he soon began to play the usual Part of a too fortunate Lover ...
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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Elations: The Poetics of Enthusiasm in Eighteenth-century Britain Shaun Irlam No preview available - 1999 |