A Tale of a Tub - Couverture souple

Swift, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486817520 ISBN 13 : 9780486817521

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2018

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A Tale of a Tub was the first major work written by Jonathan Swift. It is arguably his most difficult satire, and perhaps his most masterly. The Tale is a prose parody which is divided into sections of digression and a tale of three brothers, each representing one of the main branches of western Christianity. Composed between 1694 and 1697, it was eventually published in 1704. A Tale was long regarded as a satire on religion itself, and has famously been attacked for that, starting with William Wotton. The tale presents a consistent satire of religious excess, while the digressions are a series of parodies of contemporary writing in literature, politics, theology, Biblical exegesis, and medicine. The overarching parody is of enthusiasm, pride, and credulity. At the time it was written, politics and religion were still linked very closely in England, and the religious and political aspects of the satire can often hardly be separated. The work made Swift notorious, and was widely misunderstood, especially by Queen Anne herself who mistook its purpose for profanity. It effectively disbarred its author from proper preferment within the church, but is considered one of Swift s best allegories, even by himself. It was enormously popular, but Swift believed it damaged his prospect of advancement in the Church of England.

Biographie de l'auteur

Born in Dublin, Jonathan Swift (1667 1745) studied at Trinity College and was eventually ordained as a priest. Most of his books were first published anonymously or under a pseudonym, including Gulliver's Travels, his most famous work.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0486817520
• ISBN 13: 9780486817521
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie