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Critical Companion to Jonathan Swift : A Literary Reference to His Life and Work by Paul J. DeGategno and R. Jay Stubblefield (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFacts On File, Incorporated
ISBN-100816050937
ISBN-139780816050932
eBay Product ID (ePID)48412351
Product Key Features
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCritical Companion to Jonathan Swift : a Literary Reference to His Life and Work
SubjectReference, Christianity / Anglican, Humor, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year2006
TypeStudy Guide
AuthorPaul J. Degategno, R. Jay Stubblefield
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight33.3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2005-025470
Dewey Edition22
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Grade FromNinth Grade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal828.509
SynopsisAn extensive analysis of all Swift's major works, this text examines his influences, including family, friends, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as important places where he lived and worked., Best known as the author of ""Gulliver's Travels"", Jonathan Swift is one of literature's great satirists. Born and educated in Ireland, Swift became a politician and clergyman in England, where he wrote essays, pamphlets, poems, and fiction that addressed the political issues and social conditions of his time. In ""Gulliver's Travels"", he introduced the allegorical settings of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the island of the Houyhnhnms, as well as the term ""Yahoos,"" in a playful but dark satirical reflection on mankind. His other works include ""A Modest Proposal"", ""A Tale of a Tub"", ""The Battle of the Books"", ""Journal to Stella"", and ""Drapier's Letters"", among others. ""Critical Companion to Jonathan Swift"" contains extensive analyses of all Swift's major works. This accessible volume also examines his influences, including family, friends, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as important places where he lived and worked. In this single-volume reference, admirers, general readers, and lovers of literature will discover hundreds of entries covering every aspect of Swift's life and work. Additional features include a chronology of Swift's life and bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. This volume will guide readers through Swift's fascinating life and work and illuminate his often bitter but brilliant reflections on humankind. Coverage includes: a concise, but thorough biography of Swift; entries on all Swift's major and minor works, with extensive commentary on the major works, including ""Gulliver's Travels"", ""A Modest Proposal"", ""A Tale of a Tub"", ""The Battle of the Books"", ""Journal to Stella"", ""Drapier's Letters"", and many more; entries on people important to Swift, including his friends, relatives, associates, and critics; and examinations of the major intellectual, religious, political, and literary influences on Swift, topics and themes in his work, and more., Best known as the author of ""Gulliver's Travels"", Jonathan Swift is one of literature's great satirists. This volume contains analyses of all Swift's major works. It also examines his influences, including family, friends, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as important places where he lived and worked.
LC Classification NumberPR3726.A24 2006
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