Swift's LandscapeSwift's Landscape argues for a fundamental reevaluation of Jonathan Swift's place in eighteenth-century literary history. Combining history, biography, and literary criticism, Carole Fabricant restores both Swift's life and his writings to their proper landscape - by emphasizing the influence of the author's Irish involvements and environs on his work. |
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Page 110
... role with his role as Irish estate owner . And indeed , Boyle's support of Gay appears to have manifested itself through a rather erratic and neglectful ( an " absentee , " if you will ) form of patron- age . As James Lees - Milne ...
... role with his role as Irish estate owner . And indeed , Boyle's support of Gay appears to have manifested itself through a rather erratic and neglectful ( an " absentee , " if you will ) form of patron- age . As James Lees - Milne ...
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... role of spectator , a power emphasized also by Denis Donoghue in his phrase , “ The Eye as Benevolent Despot . " 35 Both characterizations are particularly applicable to eighteenth - century aesthetics and ideology as reflected in the ...
... role of spectator , a power emphasized also by Denis Donoghue in his phrase , “ The Eye as Benevolent Despot . " 35 Both characterizations are particularly applicable to eighteenth - century aesthetics and ideology as reflected in the ...
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... role as Irish patriot through the long years following his flight to Dublin . The Verses on the Death chronicles the decisive movement of Swift's life from an English to an Irish setting and homeland . iii Other poems attest in more ...
... role as Irish patriot through the long years following his flight to Dublin . The Verses on the Death chronicles the decisive movement of Swift's life from an English to an Irish setting and homeland . iii Other poems attest in more ...
Contents
CENTRAL FEATURES OF SWIFTS LANDSCAPE | 24 |
SWIFTS ANTIPASTORAL VISION AND IRELANDS | 55 |
THE SUBVERSION OF THE COUNTRY HOUSE IDEAL | 95 |
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Elations: The Poetics of Enthusiasm in Eighteenth-century Britain Shaun Irlam No preview available - 1999 |