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Jonathan Swift : our dean / Eugene Hammond.

Author/creator Hammond, Eugene, 1947- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Newark : University of Delaware Press ; Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]
Descriptionxviii, 821 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Hammond, Eugene, 1947- author. Jonathan Swift Newark : University of Delaware Press, 2016 9781611496109
Genre/formBiography.
LCCN 2016005500
ISBN9781611496093 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN1611496098 hardcover alkaline paper

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks PR3726 .H274 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold