| Description |
viii, 241 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Princeton series of collected essays |
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Princeton series of collected essays.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Swift's Economic Views and Mercantilism -- A Modest Proposal and Populousness -- Jonathan Swift and Charity -- Jonathan Swift: "Not the gravest of divines" -- Swift, the Mysteries, and Deism -- Swift's Deanery Income -- Jonathan Swift -- The Shandean Homunculus: The Background of Sterne's "Little Gentleman" -- Johnson's Feathered Man: "A Dissertation on the Art of Flying" Considered -- Pope's Belinda, The General Emporie of the World, and the Wondrous Worm -- Of Silkworms and Farthingales and the Will of God -- London Observed: The Progress of a Simile. |
| Subject |
English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| ISBN |
0691064490 |
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9780691064499 |
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0691013756 paperback |
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9780691013756 paperback |
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