Jonathan Swift
Book Description
Bloom asserts that Jonathan Swift has proven to be the most savage and merciless satirist and ironist in the history of Western literature. Swift attacks 18thcentury institutional abuses of religion, politics, science, war, and commerce in brilliant works such as Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest Proposal. His criticisms of man often provoke accusations of misanthropy.
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Book Information
Publisher | Chelsea House Publishers |
Binding | Library Binding (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 240 |
ISBN-10 | 1604134348 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1604134346 |
Publication Date | 07/2009 |
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About Harold Bloom (Editor) : Harold Bloom (b. July 11, 1930) is an American professor and prominent literary and cultural critic. Bloom defended 19th-century Romantic poets at a time when their reputations stood at a low ebb, has... more
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