Swift's Parody |
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| Author:
| Phiddian, Robert |
| Contribution by:
| Erskine-Hill, Howard
Richetti, John |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02477-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.99 |
Book Description:
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Jonathan Swift's prose has been discussed extensively as satire, but its major structural element, parody, has not received the attention it deserves. Robert Phiddian employs modern theory, and close attention to cultural context, in order to explore the parody in Swift's early texts, especially A Tale of a Tub. Through this exploration Phiddian throws new light on the development of Swift as a writer, and offers a major contribution both to the theory of parody and to our...
More DescriptionJonathan Swift's prose has been discussed extensively as satire, but its major structural element, parody, has not received the attention it deserves. Robert Phiddian employs modern theory, and close attention to cultural context, in order to explore the parody in Swift's early texts, especially A Tale of a Tub. Through this exploration Phiddian throws new light on the development of Swift as a writer, and offers a major contribution both to the theory of parody and to our understanding of late seventeenth and early eighteenth century British culture.