| A History Of English Literature Contributor(s): Fletcher, Robert Huntington (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419101587 ISBN-13: 9781419101588 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Jonathan Swift, another unique figure of very mixed traits, is like Defoe in that he connects the reign of William III with that of his successors and that, in accordance with the spirit of his age, he wrote for the most part not for literary but for practical purposes; in many other respects the two are widely different. Swift is one of the best representatives in English literature of sheer intellectual power, but his character, his aims, his environment, and the circumstances of his life denied to him also literary achievement of the greatest permanent significance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History | Essays - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 8.25" W x 11" (1.13 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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