Frances Deutsch Louis
Swift's anatomy of misunderstanding
Frances Deutsch Louis · 1981
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This book is a detailed examination of one of Swift's most central concerns, man's capacity for misunderstanding. Underlying Swift's satiric fiction is the belief that man, while capable of reasoning, is not a rational animal. After reviewing the pertinent Swift scholarship in her introduction, Dr. Louis relates some of the older views of the satires to the one she proposes, namely that judgement -- or lack of it -- is the crux of Swift's satiric fiction. - Jacket flap.
Book details
- Year
- 1981
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Books
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 193
- ISBN
- 9780389200741
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