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The Works Of The Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean Of St. Patricks, Dublin Arranged By Thomas Sheridan A.M. With Notes, Historical And Critical (Volume

The Works Of The Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean Of St. Patricks, Dublin Arranged By Thomas Sheridan A.M. With Notes, Historical And Critical (Volume

Swift, Jonathan

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Literary CriticismGenealogy & HeraldryFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 9354440541
ISBN13: 9789354440540
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 476
Weight: 2.41
Height: 0.96 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Faith, power, and satire collide in the sharpest prose of the eighteenth century. The wit still bites hard. In Volume XVIII of The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patricks, Dublin, arranged by Thomas Sheridan A.M., readers encounter a satirical essays collection and religion and politics writings that expose the tensions between church and state with ruthless clarity. Sheridan's historical and critical notes shape an annotated classic literature experience, guiding modern readers through the intricacies of Irish literary satire, Anglican doctrine, and Anglo-Irish history without dulling Swift's ironic edge. As a cornerstone of eighteenth century literature, Swift's voice moves between pulpit, pamphlet, and polemic, challenging corruption, hypocrisy, and the fragile alliances of religion and politics. This carefully organised Jonathan Swift collected works volume is ideal for literature students and for classic book collectors seeking a reliable historical critical edition and an authentic window into the world that produced both Gulliver's Travels and the great satirists of Europe. For fans of Voltaire and other Enlightenment critics of power, it offers a bracing encounter with the Anglo-Irish clergyman whose church and state criticism still resonates today. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, prepared for readers who value enduring ideas as much as elegant book-shelf companions.

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