Political Biography of William King

William King (1650-1729) was perhaps the dominant Irish intellect of the period from 1688 until his death in 1729. An Anglican (Church of Ireland) by conversion, King was a strident critic of John Toland and the clerical superior of Jonathan Swift.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chapter 1 Disruption; Chapter 2 Settlement; Chapter 3 Progress; Chapter 4 Success; Chapter 5 Frustration; Chapter 6 Legacy;

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Christopher Fauske

Zusammenfassung

William King (1650–1729) was perhaps the dominant Irish intellect of the period from 1688 until his death in 1729. An Anglican (Church of Ireland) by conversion, King was a strident critic of John Toland and the clerical superior of Jonathan Swift.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Christopher Fauske, Fauske Christopher
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138661202
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66120-2
• Seiten: 256
• Serie: Eighteenth-Century Political Biographies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Biography: writers, Biography: historical, political and military