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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... eighteenth - century history and a continuous circling around the fixed patterns of Swift's mind . ii The exploration of Swift's landscape is a major undertaking , for his landscape ( unlike Pope's , which has been written about ...
... eighteenth - century history and a continuous circling around the fixed patterns of Swift's mind . ii The exploration of Swift's landscape is a major undertaking , for his landscape ( unlike Pope's , which has been written about ...
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... eighteenth - century Ireland represents " the darkest chapter in the history of English landlords . " See En- glish Landed Society in the Eighteenth Century ( London : Routledge & Kegan Paul , 1963 ) , p . 47. Noting that the absentees ...
... eighteenth - century Ireland represents " the darkest chapter in the history of English landlords . " See En- glish Landed Society in the Eighteenth Century ( London : Routledge & Kegan Paul , 1963 ) , p . 47. Noting that the absentees ...
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... Eighteenth Century , 1 : 455 . 62. Said , " Swift's Tory Anarchy , " Eighteenth - Century Studies 3 ( Fall 1969 ) : 56- 63. See Plumb , The Growth of Political Stability in England , 1675-1725 ( Bos- ton : Houghton Mifflin Co. , 1967 ) ...
... Eighteenth Century , 1 : 455 . 62. Said , " Swift's Tory Anarchy , " Eighteenth - Century Studies 3 ( Fall 1969 ) : 56- 63. See Plumb , The Growth of Political Stability in England , 1675-1725 ( Bos- ton : Houghton Mifflin Co. , 1967 ) ...
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 |