A Political Biography of Jonathan Swift [Hardcover]

Most famous as the author of Gulliver's Travels , Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was one of the most important propagandists and satirists of his day. This study seeks to contextualize Swift within the political arena of his day.Most famous as the author of Gulliver's Travels , Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was one of the most important propagandists and satirists of his day. This study seeks to contextualize Swift within the political arena of his day.Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Church had never such a Writer; Chapter 1 Swift, War and Ireland: An Heap of Conspiracies, Rebellions, Murders, Massacres, Revolutions, Banishments; Chapter 2 Courting the Favour of the Great:; A Discourse; and; A Tale of a Tub; Chapter 3 An Entire Friend to the Established Church: Churchman among the Statesmen and Wits; Chapter 4 The Echo of the Coffee House and the Voice of the Kingdom: Propagandist for a Peace; Chapter 5 Do I become a; Slave; in Six Hours, by Crossing the Channel?: The Dean, the Drapier and Irish Politics; Conclusion: Upon this Great Foundation of Misanthropy;US? Taylor & Francis 2008