Format:
1 online resource (xxx, 546 pages)
ISBN:
9781009071673
Series Statement:
The Cambridge edition of the works of Jonathan Swift 8
Content:
The years 1711 to 1714 saw some of Swift's most brilliant and powerful political pamphleteering. Writing for the Tory government, he did more to settle the fate of parties and the nation than any literary figure, before or since. This volume collects together major defences of the government's position, including The Conduct of the Allies and The Publick Spirit of the Whigs, vigorous attacks on his opponents, short satirical broadsides, and brief contributions to periodicals. It also includes some little known work not present in previous editions of Swift. This is the first fully annotated edition of these works. A comprehensive introduction, drawing on contemporary literary and historical scholarship, is supported by detailed explanatory notes on each text. It is also the first edition to identify and collate all relevant contemporary editions and provide a full account of the textual history of each work.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521829298
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009160483
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Swift, Jonathan, 1667 - 1745 The Cambridge edition of the works of Jonathan Swift ; 8: English political writings 1711 - 1714 Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2008 ISBN 9780521829298
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
DOI:
10.1017/9780521829298
Author information:
Swift, Jonathan 1667-1745
Author information:
Gadd, Ian 1972-
