Jonathan Swift: A Critical Introduction

Donoghue, Denis

ISBN 10: 0521075645 / ISBN 13: 9780521075640

Published by Cambridge at the University Press, 1969

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Hardcover, good condition, text from jacket glued on inside of cover, previous owner's stamp mark. edge tanned.small stain on the bottom of the edge. first edition. Seller Inventory # 80649

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jonathan Swift: A Critical Introduction

Publisher: Cambridge at the University Press

Publication Date: 1969

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

viii 235p hardback with bright orange dustjacket, minimal library markings to endpapers, and small tear to top edge of jacket, otherwise a very good copy, clean and fresh

Book Description:

In this concise critical survey, Professor Donoghue looks at Swift's whole output, and expresses a fresh sense of his literary character. In particular, he questions the widespread view that Swift is to be understood in terms of irony, persona or mask.