Abstract |
"Jonathan Swift: Our Dean (along with its companion, Jonathan Swift: Irish Blow-in) aspires to be the most accurate and engaging critical biography of Jonathan Swift ever. It builds on the thorough research of Irvin Ehrenpreis's highly regarded 1962-1983 three-volume biography, but re-interprets Swift's life and works by re-assessing his 1714-1720 [period] repudiating the pretender while remaining friends with many who did not, by acknowledging that he likely had a physical affair with Esther Vanhomrigh between 1719 and 1723, by questioning whether in any sense he was a misanthrope, by noting his real care for Esther Johnson in her final illness, and by emphasizing the mutual love between Swift and his caretakers during his final difficult years."-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Online version: Hammond, Eugene, 1947- author. Jonathan Swift Newark : University of Delaware Press, 2016 9781611496109 |
Genre/form | Biography. |
LCCN | 2016005500 |
ISBN | 9781611496093 hardcover alkaline paper |
ISBN | 1611496098 hardcover alkaline paper |