Jonathan Swift: A Pedagogical Approach - Couverture souple

Sinha, M.P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 812692778X ISBN 13 : 9788126927784

Editeur : Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

The book Jonathan Swift : A Pedagogical Approach to analyses the works of Jonathan Swift - an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. In discussing the works of Swift, the book has followed a pedagogical approach, that is, it has considered the time period when the works were written, prevalent social structure, class, mental growth, literary tradition and world-view or ideology. It analyses the test as a linguistic structure and explains the causes and events - social, political, economic and personal - that inspired or moved Swift to write the text. It has tried to trace the source materials, especially contemporary and past events, myths and famous literary texts; and discusses Swift's world-view and intention embedded in the text. The language as well as the presentation of the book plain, simple and comprehensible. It is divided into six chapters. The first chapter deals with the life and achievements of Swift. The second chapter analyses Swift's first major work, The Battle of the Books, written when he was thirty years old. The next chapter is on Swift's religious writings, such as A Tale of a Rub, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit, and An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity. The fourth chapter discusses the political endeavour and tracts of Swift. The fifth chapter is devoted to Gulliver's Travels which ranks top among the most popular tales of the world, such as Panchatantra, Arabian Nights and Sindbad the Sailor.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

M P Sinha, a scholar of national repute, was Professor and Head, Department of English, Kanpur University (now CSJM University) from 1988 to 2002. Besides publishing a good number of research papers in reputed journals, he has chaired academic sessions in national and international seminars. His published works include W.B Yeat: His Poetry and Politics, Research Methods in English; Modern Linguistics; Jonathan Swift; A Critical Study, Alexander Pope, A Critical Study of his Major Poems; and Religion, Family-line and Indian Polity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 812692778X
• ISBN 13: 9788126927784
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 170
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible