| A Tale of a Tub Contributor(s): Swift, Jonathan (Author), Wickham, Peter (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1094014664 ISBN-13: 9781094014661 Publisher: Naxos OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 5.7" (0.30 lbs) |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Swift's allegorical satire about religion and politics follows the lives of three brothers, Martin, Peter and Jack, who each represent a faction of the Christian faith--Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism, and the Dissenting faiths respectively. Each brother inherits a coat (representing religious practice) from their father (God) on the condition that they do not change it. But instead, the three quarrelsome youths disobey their father and change their coats beyond recognition. A Tale of a Tub was Swift's first major work and was considered a personal favorite by the author. |
Contributor Bio(s): Swift, Jonathan: - Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish priest, author, journalist, political pamphleteer, and poet. He is primarily known as a prose satirist for such works as "A Modest Proposal." The dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral from 1713, he was considered Dublin's foremost citizen. Wickham, Peter: -Peter Wickham was born in New Zealand and studied for the theatre at the Rose Bruford College in England. He has worked as an actor in the West End, and in theatres all over the UK and abroad, from Venezuela to Laos. He has performed in television and film, and has written a successful series of introductions to Shakespeare for the BBC World Service. He was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company, where reading short stories and serials started his audiobook career. |