The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Annotated

By: Swift, Jonathan

The Battle of the Books is the name of a short satire written by Jonathan Swift and published as part of the prolegomena to his A Tale of a Tub in 1704. It depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library, as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, The Battle of the Books has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. It is one of his earliest well known works.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08QRPLPHH
• ISBN13: 9798581705988
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.4" x 5.5"