English political writings, 1711--1714
Subtitle: the conduct of the allies and other works
By: Jonathan Swift ; edited by Bertrand A. Goldgar and Ian Gadd.
Contributors: Goldgar, Bertrand A., 1927-; Gadd, Ian Anders.
Series: The Cambridge edition of the works of Jonathan Swift
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 546
ISBN-13: 9780521829298
Description: "The years 1711 to 1714 saw some of Swift's most brilliant and powerful political pamphleteering. Writing for the Tory government, he did more to settle the fate of parries and the nation than any literary figure, before or since. This volume collects together major defences of the government's position, including The Conduct of the Allies and The Publick Spirit of the Whigs, vigorous attacks on his opponents, short satirical broadsides, and brief contributions to periodicals. It also includes some little known work not present in previous editions of Swift. This is the first fully annotated edition of these works."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 'A tale of a tub' and otherworks; title: Parodies, hoaxes, mock treatises: 'Polite conversation', 'Directions to servants' and other works; title: Poems I; title: Poems II; title: English political writings 1701; title: 1711: 'The examiner' and other works; title: English political writings 1711; title: 1714: 'The conduct of the allies' and other works; title: Journal to Stella; title: Later English political writings: 'The history of the four last years' and other works; title: Writings on religion and the church to 1714: 'an argument against abolishing Christianity' and other works; title: Writings on religion and the church after 1714: sermons and other works; title: Irish political writings to 1725: Drapier's letters and other works; title: Irish political writings after 1725: 'A modest proposal' and other works; title: Gulliver's travels; title: Personal and miscellaneous writings, fragments and marginalia.