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English Political Writings 1711-1714: 'The Conduct of the Allies' and Other Works (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jonathan Swift)

By Jonathan Swift

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0521829291, 9780521829298, 9780511457517
LCC
PR3722 G64 2008
Open Library ID
OL16754891M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (26893106 bytes)
Pages
576\577
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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.

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