Swift as Nemesis

By Frank Boyle

Book Overview

How do we read the works of Jonathan Swift, who ridiculed the modern even as it was taking shape? The author approaches the question of modernity in Swift by way of a theory of satire from Aristotle via Swift (and Bakhtin) that eschews modern notions that satire is meant to reform and correct.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804734364
• ISBN13: 9780804734363
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.9"