Book contents
- Jonathan Swift in Context
- Jonathan Swift in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I Personal
- Part II Publishing History and Legacy
- Part III Literary Background
- Part IV Genres
- Part V The External World
- Chapter 25 Literary Scene
- Chapter 26 Party Politics
- Chapter 27 Clubs
- Chapter 28 Walpole and the Opposition
- Chapter 29 The Church of England
- Chapter 30 Dissent
- Chapter 31 London
- Chapter 32 Literary Scene
- Chapter 33 The Church of Ireland
- Chapter 34 Dublin
- Part VI Social and Intellectual Topics
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 25 - Literary Scene
England
from Part V - The External World
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 May 2024
- Jonathan Swift in Context
- Jonathan Swift in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I Personal
- Part II Publishing History and Legacy
- Part III Literary Background
- Part IV Genres
- Part V The External World
- Chapter 25 Literary Scene
- Chapter 26 Party Politics
- Chapter 27 Clubs
- Chapter 28 Walpole and the Opposition
- Chapter 29 The Church of England
- Chapter 30 Dissent
- Chapter 31 London
- Chapter 32 Literary Scene
- Chapter 33 The Church of Ireland
- Chapter 34 Dublin
- Part VI Social and Intellectual Topics
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
The chapter charts the topography of English imaginative writing in the period leading up the publication of Gulliver’s Travels in 1726. A substantial opening section focuses on works for which Swift’s literary circle were responsible, including works by his fellow Scriblerians as well as Matthew Prior, Joseph Addison, and Richard Steele. The three following sections focus, respectively, on significant publications in prose, poetry, and drama that Swift would have noticed.
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- Jonathan Swift in Context , pp. 201 - 208Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024