1st Edition

Swift: The Man, his Works, and the Age Volume One: Mr Swift and his Contemporaries

By Irvin Ehrenpreis Copyright 1962
308 Pages
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1962, Mr Swift and his Contemporaries, is the first of three volumes providing a detailed exploration of the events of Swift’s life. This volume is a thorough insight into the historical and social setting of Swift’s life, the evolution of his character, and the composition and interpretation of his works. It includes a wealth of material concerning Swift’s family and... Read more

Part One; 1: Ericks; Drydens, and Swifts; 2: Ireland; 3: Dublin; 4: Infancy; 5: Kilkenny; 6: Trinity College; 7: Studies; 8: The Dublin Philosophical Society; Part Two; 1: Temple; 2: Moor Park; 3: Early Poems (I); 4: Early Poems (II); 5: Swift and Temple; 6: Kilroot; 7: Moor Park Again; Part Three; 1: A Tale of a Tub (I); 2: A Tale of a Tub (II); 3: A Tale of a Tub (III); 4: The Battle of the Books; 5: The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit; 6: Last Years at Moor Park; Appendices

Biography

Irvin Ehrenpreis