Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A Tale of a Tub
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A Tale of a Tub; And The History of Martin
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368335162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368335162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
A Tale of a Tub
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
"A Tale of a Tub" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical masterpiece that critiques the religious and political controversies of the early 18th century. Written in a highly original and playful style, the work uses a fantastical allegory to explore themes of religious schism, dogmatism, and the corrupting influence of power. The narrative centers around three brothers—Peter, Jack, and Martin—each representing different religious factions and societal ideals. Peter embodies the Roman Catholic Church, Jack represents the Protestant Church of England, and Martin symbolizes the dissenting sects. The tale follows their adventures and misadventures as they navigate their ideological differences, each becoming increasingly entangled in their own rigid dogmas. Swift's biting satire addresses the absurdities and inconsistencies of organized religion and the pitfalls of extreme sectarianism. His inventive use of language, complex structure, and ironic commentary make "A Tale of a Tub" a rich and challenging read, offering profound insights into the nature of belief and the consequences of doctrinal rigidity. "A Tale of a Tub" remains an influential and thought-provoking work, showcasing Swift's sharp wit and deep understanding of human nature and institutional flaws.
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
"A Tale of a Tub" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical masterpiece that critiques the religious and political controversies of the early 18th century. Written in a highly original and playful style, the work uses a fantastical allegory to explore themes of religious schism, dogmatism, and the corrupting influence of power. The narrative centers around three brothers—Peter, Jack, and Martin—each representing different religious factions and societal ideals. Peter embodies the Roman Catholic Church, Jack represents the Protestant Church of England, and Martin symbolizes the dissenting sects. The tale follows their adventures and misadventures as they navigate their ideological differences, each becoming increasingly entangled in their own rigid dogmas. Swift's biting satire addresses the absurdities and inconsistencies of organized religion and the pitfalls of extreme sectarianism. His inventive use of language, complex structure, and ironic commentary make "A Tale of a Tub" a rich and challenging read, offering profound insights into the nature of belief and the consequences of doctrinal rigidity. "A Tale of a Tub" remains an influential and thought-provoking work, showcasing Swift's sharp wit and deep understanding of human nature and institutional flaws.
A Tale of a Tub and Other Works
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192669540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A Tale of a Tub is the masterpiece of Swift's earlier years. It is presented here with The Battle of the Books, The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit, and the Additions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192669540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A Tale of a Tub is the masterpiece of Swift's earlier years. It is presented here with The Battle of the Books, The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit, and the Additions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Works of Jonathan Swift ...
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Selected Stories of Jonathan Swift Part II : The Battle of the Books, and other Short Pieces/The Tale of a Tub and The History of Martin/Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World/GULLIVERS TRAVELS: Jonathan Swift a Popular Classic Adventure fiction
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 909
Book Description
This Combo Collection (Set of 4 Books) includes All-time Bestseller Books. This anthology contains: The Battle of the Books, and other Short Pieces The Tale of a Tub and The History of Martin Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World GULLIVERS TRAVELS: Jonathan Swift a Popular Classic Adventure fiction
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 909
Book Description
This Combo Collection (Set of 4 Books) includes All-time Bestseller Books. This anthology contains: The Battle of the Books, and other Short Pieces The Tale of a Tub and The History of Martin Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World GULLIVERS TRAVELS: Jonathan Swift a Popular Classic Adventure fiction
The Works
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Common Sense in Early 18th-Century British Literature and Culture
Author: Christoph Henke
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110394979
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
While the popular talk of English common sense in the eighteenth century might seem a by-product of familiar Enlightenment discourses of rationalism and empiricism, this book argues that terms such as ‘common sense’ or ‘good sense’ are not simply synonyms of applied reason. On the contrary, the discourse of common sense is shaped by a defensive impulse against the totalizing intellectual regimes of the Enlightenment and the cultural climate of change they promote, in order to contain the unbounded discursive proliferation of modern learning. Hence, common sense discourse has a vital regulatory function in cultural negotiations of political and intellectual change in eighteenth-century Britain against the backdrop of patriotic national self-concepts. This study discusses early eighteenth-century common sense in four broad complexes, as to its discursive functions that are ethical (which at that time implies aesthetic as well), transgressive (as a corrective), political (in patriotic constructs of the nation), and repressive (of otherness). The selection of texts in this study strikes a balance between dominant literary culture – Swift, Pope, Defoe, Fielding, Johnson – and the periphery, such as pamphlets and magazine essays, satiric poems and patriotic songs.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110394979
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
While the popular talk of English common sense in the eighteenth century might seem a by-product of familiar Enlightenment discourses of rationalism and empiricism, this book argues that terms such as ‘common sense’ or ‘good sense’ are not simply synonyms of applied reason. On the contrary, the discourse of common sense is shaped by a defensive impulse against the totalizing intellectual regimes of the Enlightenment and the cultural climate of change they promote, in order to contain the unbounded discursive proliferation of modern learning. Hence, common sense discourse has a vital regulatory function in cultural negotiations of political and intellectual change in eighteenth-century Britain against the backdrop of patriotic national self-concepts. This study discusses early eighteenth-century common sense in four broad complexes, as to its discursive functions that are ethical (which at that time implies aesthetic as well), transgressive (as a corrective), political (in patriotic constructs of the nation), and repressive (of otherness). The selection of texts in this study strikes a balance between dominant literary culture – Swift, Pope, Defoe, Fielding, Johnson – and the periphery, such as pamphlets and magazine essays, satiric poems and patriotic songs.
The Works of Jonathan Swift; ... Containing Additional Letters, Tracts and Poems Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author by Sir Walter Scott
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Works of Jonathan Swift ... containing additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems, not hitherto published; with notes, and a life of the author, by Walter Scott, Esq
Author: Jonathan Swift
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description