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 51
... final appearance toward the end of the Letter , we must accept them not only as literal fact but also as an immediate threat to Swift's own existence : " So in a plot - discovering age , I have often known an innocent man seized and ...
... final appearance toward the end of the Letter , we must accept them not only as literal fact but also as an immediate threat to Swift's own existence : " So in a plot - discovering age , I have often known an innocent man seized and ...
Page 116
... final analysis , one might well conclude that they mirror the mind of their creator as much as they mirror the world of concrete temporal reality . That Swift was well aware of the English country house 116 Swift's Landscape.
... final analysis , one might well conclude that they mirror the mind of their creator as much as they mirror the world of concrete temporal reality . That Swift was well aware of the English country house 116 Swift's Landscape.
Page 178
... final terse statement , " The Excuse pre- tended was his being too young , although he were then 30 years old , " underscores Swift's pained awareness that the rapid passage of time had culminated in fading prospects for an aging place ...
... final terse statement , " The Excuse pre- tended was his being too young , although he were then 30 years old , " underscores Swift's pained awareness that the rapid passage of time had culminated in fading prospects for an aging place ...
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 |