Title: Swift's anatomy of misunderstanding
Description: This book is a detailed examination of one of Swift's most central concerns, man's capacity for misunderstanding. Underlying Swift's satiric fiction is the belief that man, while capable of reasoning, is not a rational animal. After reviewing the pertinent Swift scholarship in her introduction, Dr. Louis relates some of the older views of the satires to the one she proposes, namely that judgement -- or lack of it -- is the crux of Swift's satiric fiction. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: English Satire, History and criticism, Imaginary Voyages, Imaginary societies in literature, Knowledge, Theory of, in literature, Philosophy, Travelers in literature, Swift, jonathan, 1667-1745, Criticism and interpretation
People: Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)