Swift's LandscapeJohns Hopkins University Press, 1982 - 307 pagina's Swift'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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... occasion repudiated his links to his fellow countrymen , choosing to see the Irish as little better than dabblers in ... occasions likened to Laplanders , Hottentots , and other exotic creatures living wild , primitive existences in ...
... occasion repudiated his links to his fellow countrymen , choosing to see the Irish as little better than dabblers in ... occasions likened to Laplanders , Hottentots , and other exotic creatures living wild , primitive existences in ...
Pagina 212
... occasion for indulging in leisurely pastimes and reflection : ... we keep up our spirits as well as our present disagreeable circum- stances will allow . . . . We walk out twice or thrice a - day . . . . A few ships lie before us , and ...
... occasion for indulging in leisurely pastimes and reflection : ... we keep up our spirits as well as our present disagreeable circum- stances will allow . . . . We walk out twice or thrice a - day . . . . A few ships lie before us , and ...
Pagina 255
... Occasion of WOOD'S Project , " also extols the spirit of national unity pro- duced by Wood's coinage scheme at the same time that he implicitly underscores its tentative and provisional nature resulting from the deep- rooted conflicts ...
... Occasion of WOOD'S Project , " also extols the spirit of national unity pro- duced by Wood's coinage scheme at the same time that he implicitly underscores its tentative and provisional nature resulting from the deep- rooted conflicts ...
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CENTRAL FEATURES OF SWIFTS LANDSCAPE | 24 |
SWIFTS ANTIPASTORAL VISION AND IRELANDS | 55 |
THE SUBVERSION OF THE COUNTRY HOUSE IDEAL | 95 |
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