Swift’s Satires on Modernism: Battlegrounds of Reading and Writing

Atkins, G.

More than three centuries later, Jonathan Swift's writing remains striking and relevant. In this engaging study, Atkins brings forty-plus years of critical experience to bear on some of the greatest satires ever written, revealing new contexts for understanding post-Reformation reading practices and the development of the modern personal essay.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2012-12-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137311627

DOI: 10.1057/9781137311047

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 103