Collected Poems Of Jonathan Swift: Volume One
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few voices in the English literary canon cut as sharply or as wittily as that of Jonathan Swift, and the Collected Poems of Jonathan Swift brings together the full breadth of his verse in a meticulously edited two-volume set. Volume One presents Swift's poetic output in careful arrangement, accompanied by an introduction and critical commentary by scholar Joseph Horrell, who situates each work within the turbulent political and social landscape of early eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. From biting satirical verse to tender occasional poems, Swift's writing ranges across subjects with a precision and irreverence that made him one of the most feared — and celebrated — writers of his age. Horrell's scholarly apparatus illuminates the layers of Swift's craft, tracing the classical influences, topical allusions, and personal vendettas that animate poems often misread as merely comic. Published by Routledge and Kegan Paul, this edition remains an essential resource for students and admirers of Augustan literature alike. For anyone who has only encountered Swift through Gulliver's Travels, his poetry offers a revelation — a mind of formidable wit and fierce moral conviction, rendered in verse that still stings centuries on.
Author: Jonathan Swift (Edited By Joseph Horrell)
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few voices in the English literary canon cut as sharply or as wittily as that of Jonathan Swift, and the Collected Poems of Jonathan Swift brings together the full breadth of his verse in a meticulously edited two-volume set. Volume One presents Swift's poetic output in careful arrangement, accompanied by an introduction and critical commentary by scholar Joseph Horrell, who situates each work within the turbulent political and social landscape of early eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. From biting satirical verse to tender occasional poems, Swift's writing ranges across subjects with a precision and irreverence that made him one of the most feared — and celebrated — writers of his age. Horrell's scholarly apparatus illuminates the layers of Swift's craft, tracing the classical influences, topical allusions, and personal vendettas that animate poems often misread as merely comic. Published by Routledge and Kegan Paul, this edition remains an essential resource for students and admirers of Augustan literature alike. For anyone who has only encountered Swift through Gulliver's Travels, his poetry offers a revelation — a mind of formidable wit and fierce moral conviction, rendered in verse that still stings centuries on.