Swift

Klappentext Part history! part literary critique! Stephen's 1882 biography investigates the forces that shaped one of Ireland's greatest authors. Zusammenfassung Part history! part literary critique! Sir Leslie Stephen's 1882 biography examines the significant people and places of Swift's life together with his works. Attending to the forces that shaped one of Ireland's greatest authors! Stephen investigates his subject's family and connections as he blends facts with general reflections. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Early years; 2. Moor Park and Kilroot; 3. Early writings; 4. Laracor and London; 5. The Harley administration; 6. Stella and Vanessa; 7. Wood's Halfpence; 8. Gulliver's Travels; 9. Decline.

Product details

• Authors: Leslie Stephen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108034494
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03449-4
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - English Men of Letters; English Men of Letters 39 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; English, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form