Swiftian inspirations : the legacy of Jonathan Swift from the enlightenment to the age of post-truth / edited by Jonathan McCreedy, Vesselin M Budakov, Alexandra K Glavanakova.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCreedy, Jonathan, editor.

Budakov, Vesselin M., editor.

Glavanakova, Alexandra K., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Swift, Jonathan.

Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This book addresses key problems regarding Swiftian thought and satire, analyzing the inspirational cultural legacy which generations of writers, thinkers, and satirists have recurrently relied upon since the Enlightenment. Section One deals with the eighteenth century and the topics of truth, falsehood and madness. Section Two focuses on two film adaptations of Gulliver's Travels as well as on allusions to Swiftian satire during the US Enlightenment and in post-racial America. Section Three looks at the politics of language, politeness, and satire within translation, and Section Four dwells upon the process of reading Swift in the age of post-truth and Brexit. It will be of interest to students and scholars of eighteenth-century literature and culture, modern-day politics as well as to those interested in satire, science fiction, and film adaptations of literary works.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Part II

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Part III

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Part IV

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-4614-4

OCLC:

1183030764