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Swift and Science - by G Lynall (Hardcover)

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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.
About the Author: GREGORY LYNALL is lecturer in the School of English at the University of Liverpool, UK.
209 Pages
Literary Criticism, European

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Book Synopsis

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.

About the Author

GREGORY LYNALL is lecturer in the School of English at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has published widely on the relationship between literature, science and alchemy in the long eighteenth century, and worked as a research assistant on A Tale of a Tub and Other Works, ed. Marcus Walsh, for the Cambridge Edition of Jonathan Swift.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: .95 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 209

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: European

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Format: Hardcover

Author: G Lynall

Language: English

Street Date: May 22, 2012

TCIN: 1006479165

UPC: 9780230343641

Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-9622

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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