Provides a comprehensive alphabetical reference to the life and work of Jonathan Swift.
Presents a guide to the life and literary accomplishments of the Irish author, including analyses of the contents and characters of each of his works and discussions on places and events in his life which influenced his writing.
Arranged thematically across a range of topics, this 2003 volume will deepen and extend the enjoyment and understanding of Jonathan Swift for students and scholars. The thirteen essays explore crucial dimensions of Swift's life and works.
This book includes twenty critical essays on "Gulliver's Travels" and a biography of Jonathan Swift.
Explores the impact of the great satirist Jonathan Swift on other writers of the English Augustan tradition.
Throughout the book, biographically contextualized descriptions of Swift’s most famous works help readers better understand both the writing and the writer.
A study of the brilliant satirist and polemicist Jonathan Swift, by one of the foremost scholars of our time.
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Examines the life and writings of William Butler Yeats, including a biographical sketch, detailed synopses of his works, social and historical influences, and more.
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