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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... ground . John Loveday of Caversham , during his visit to the cathedral in 1732 , admired its elevated tower but noted that " St Werburgh's new and new - fashioned Tower seems to overtop It , That Church standg upon high Ground , whereas ...
... ground . John Loveday of Caversham , during his visit to the cathedral in 1732 , admired its elevated tower but noted that " St Werburgh's new and new - fashioned Tower seems to overtop It , That Church standg upon high Ground , whereas ...
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... ground adds a special literalness to Swift's preoccupation with murky depths and nether regions . Whereas his contemporaries deliberately sought out elevated sites that could offer them a vantage point from which to oversee their world ...
... ground adds a special literalness to Swift's preoccupation with murky depths and nether regions . Whereas his contemporaries deliberately sought out elevated sites that could offer them a vantage point from which to oversee their world ...
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... ground , is gone to ruin . The wall of my own apartment is fallen down , and I want mud to rebuild it , and straw to thatch it . Besides , a spiteful neighbour has seized on six feet of ground , carried off my trees , and spoiled my ...
... ground , is gone to ruin . The wall of my own apartment is fallen down , and I want mud to rebuild it , and straw to thatch it . Besides , a spiteful neighbour has seized on six feet of ground , carried off my trees , and spoiled my ...
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 |