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The Battle of the Books (Quirky Classics)
Jonathan Swift
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Description for The Battle of the Books (Quirky Classics)
Paperback. As well as providing humorous reflections on the nature of scholarship and education, Swift seizes the opportunity to take swipes at several authors and critics. The result is a timeless and entertaining parody by one of the most enduringly popular writers in the English language. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: FC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 258 x 2. Weight in Grams: 86.
Inspired by Boileau's Lutrin and illustrating the debate within European intellectual circles between the Ancients , who argued that all essential knowledge was to be found in classical texts, and the Moderns , who claimed that contemporary learning superseded the old sources, The Battle of the Books shows Swift at his wittiest and most trenchant. In this early satire, various books in St James's Library take on a life of their own and come into conflict with one another, in a pastiche of the heroic epic genre. As well as providing humorous reflections on the ... Read more
Inspired by Boileau's Lutrin and illustrating the debate within European intellectual circles between the Ancients , who argued that all essential knowledge was to be found in classical texts, and the Moderns , who claimed that contemporary learning superseded the old sources, The Battle of the Books shows Swift at his wittiest and most trenchant. In this early satire, various books in St James's Library take on a life of their own and come into conflict with one another, in a pastiche of the heroic epic genre. As well as providing humorous reflections on the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Quirky Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847496799
SKU
V9781847496799
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About Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer of prose, poetry, essays and political pamphlets, and is probably the best-known satirist in the English language. His novel Gulliver's Travels is one of the landmarks of world literature.
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