Critical Essays on Jonathan Swift

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Palmeri's selection of essays, all from the 1980s, include only those never before reprinted or never printed in earlier collections. Three, by Melvin New, Frank Stringfellow, and Everett Zimmerman, were written especially for this volume. The selections are divided into five sections: Swift's life and attitudes toward writing; Gulliver's Travels; A Tale of a Tub and 18th-century literature; Swift's poetry; and Swift's nonfiction prose. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)