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 56
... reality than that of imagination and art . " 3 Given Swift's radical skepticism toward the realms of both imagination and art and his insistence upon acknowl- edging existing realities in all situations , it is not surprising that when ...
... reality than that of imagination and art . " 3 Given Swift's radical skepticism toward the realms of both imagination and art and his insistence upon acknowl- edging existing realities in all situations , it is not surprising that when ...
Page 57
... reality of its present condition and thereby rejects its ( necessarily sentimental ) claims to a mythic status . His action is greeted by the burlesque equivalent of nature's ... reality Antipastoral Vision and Antipastoral Reality 57.
... reality of its present condition and thereby rejects its ( necessarily sentimental ) claims to a mythic status . His action is greeted by the burlesque equivalent of nature's ... reality Antipastoral Vision and Antipastoral Reality 57.
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... reality in his consciousness . It is not difficult to understand why this should have been so , for the moment he moved from abstract principle to empirical fact , he found that the actual " possessors of the soil " were , when not ...
... reality in his consciousness . It is not difficult to understand why this should have been so , for the moment he moved from abstract principle to empirical fact , he found that the actual " possessors of the soil " were , when not ...
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 |