{"product_id":"2026770001822-secondhand-swift-the-man-his-works-and-the-age-volume-one-mr-swift-and-his-contemporaries","title":"Swift: The Man, His Works, And The Age; Volume One: Mr Swift And His Contemporaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first volume of Irvin Ehrenpreis's monumental biographical and critical study, Swift: The Man, His Works, and the Age; Volume One: Mr Swift and His Contemporaries, presents a richly detailed portrait of Jonathan Swift's early life, situating the future satirist firmly within the intellectual and social currents of late seventeenth-century England and Ireland. Ehrenpreis meticulously chronicles Swift's formative years — his education at Kilkenny College and Trinity College Dublin, his complex relationship with Sir William Temple, and the literary and political circles that shaped his emerging sensibility. Written with scholarly authority and a keen eye for historical context, the work argues that Swift's genius cannot be understood apart from the age that produced him, weaving biography, literary analysis, and cultural history into a seamless whole. The prose is precise yet animated, reflecting Ehrenpreis's conviction that great biography must illuminate not only a life but an entire era. This landmark volume, the first of three, established itself upon publication as the definitive academic account of Swift's origins and remains an indispensable resource for students and scholars of Augustan literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887874650331,"sku":"2026770001822-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9b62c2e8-243f-474c-b02f-bc773d8ecf9e.png?v=1781747332","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770001822-secondhand-swift-the-man-his-works-and-the-age-volume-one-mr-swift-and-his-contemporaries","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}