Jonathan Swift : the reluctant rebel /
Stubbs, John, 1977-
Jonathan Swift : the reluctant rebel / John Stubbs. - First American edition. - 739 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ireland and the civil wars -- Upbringing -- Abuses of learning and religion -- The temples and the tub -- Recovering Esther -- Drifting with Whigs, 1702-1709 -- Recruited by Tories, 1710-1714 -- The phantom academy -- Small dominions -- Bursting bubbles -- Dean Gulliver -- Indecency and indignation -- The last of the gold -- Sanctuary.
A detailed portrait of the man behind "Gulliver's Travels" traces his early loss of a parent, the contradictions that marked his character, and his achievements as a political writer and dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
9780393239423 039323942X
40026951705
2016038238
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Authors, Irish--18th century--Biography.
Authors, Irish.
PR3726 / .S76 2017
Jonathan Swift : the reluctant rebel / John Stubbs. - First American edition. - 739 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ireland and the civil wars -- Upbringing -- Abuses of learning and religion -- The temples and the tub -- Recovering Esther -- Drifting with Whigs, 1702-1709 -- Recruited by Tories, 1710-1714 -- The phantom academy -- Small dominions -- Bursting bubbles -- Dean Gulliver -- Indecency and indignation -- The last of the gold -- Sanctuary.
A detailed portrait of the man behind "Gulliver's Travels" traces his early loss of a parent, the contradictions that marked his character, and his achievements as a political writer and dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
9780393239423 039323942X
40026951705
2016038238
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Authors, Irish--18th century--Biography.
Authors, Irish.
PR3726 / .S76 2017