Swift and Science: The Satire, Politics, and Theology of Natural Knowledge, 1690-1730 - Paperback
by G. Lynall
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Availability:In StockContributor:G. LynallTheme:Chronological Period/18th Century, Cultural Region/BritishPublish date:1/1/2012Pages:209
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781349344734ISBN-10:1349344737UPC:9781349344734Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Poetry, ModernBook Topic:18th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCQMKWH2VW
It is thought that Swift was opposed to the new science that heralded the beginning of the modern age, but this book interrogates that assumption, tracing the theological, political, and socio-cultural resonances of scientific knowledge in the early eighteenth century, and considering what they can reveal about Swift's imagination.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781349344734ISBN-10:1349344737UPC:9781349344734Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Poetry, ModernBook Topic:18th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCQMKWH2VW
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