Swift and Science: The Satire, Politics and Theology of Natural Knowledge, 1690-1730

Lynall, G.

It is thought that Swift was opposed to the new science that heralded the beginning of the modern age, but this book interrogates that assumption, tracing the theological, political, and socio-cultural resonances of scientific knowledge in the early eighteenth century, and considering what they can reveal about Swift's imagination.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349344734

DOI: 10.1057/9781137016966

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 209