Swift: The Man, his Works, and the Age - 9780367712563

Taylor & Francis

Swift: The Man, his Works, and the AgeVolume Three: Dean Swift\nAuthor(s): Irvin Ehrenpreis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367712563, 978-0367712563\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1983, Dean Swift is the concluding book in a series of three volumes providing a detailed exploration of the events of Swifts life. \n\nThe third volume follows Swifts life and career from 1714 to 1745 and sets it against the public events of the age, paying close attention to political and economic change, ecclesiastical problems, social issues, and literary history. It traces Swifts rise to becoming first citizen of Ireland and looks in detail at the composition, publication, and reception of Gullivers Travels, as well as many of Swifts other works, both poetry and prose. It also explores Swifts later years, his love affairs with Esther Johnson and Esther Vanhomrigh, his complicated friendships with Pope, Lord Bolingbroke, and Archbi.