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Jonathan Swift and the Arts
Joseph McMinn
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Description for Jonathan Swift and the Arts
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
This is the first comprehensive account of Swift's engagement with the arts in Ireland and England. It both documents and reflects upon his attitudes toward music, gardening, theatre, architecture, and painting, and suggests that, despite his often sceptical attitude towards the non-literary arts, he saw them as a rich source of inspiration and entertainment for both his poetry and prose. This study also opens up a previously neglected part of Swift's biography, showing how his growing awareness of the 'sister-arts' was deeply influenced by his social and political circles in both Ireland and England, especially by the rise of the ... Read more
This is the first comprehensive account of Swift's engagement with the arts in Ireland and England. It both documents and reflects upon his attitudes toward music, gardening, theatre, architecture, and painting, and suggests that, despite his often sceptical attitude towards the non-literary arts, he saw them as a rich source of inspiration and entertainment for both his poetry and prose. This study also opens up a previously neglected part of Swift's biography, showing how his growing awareness of the 'sister-arts' was deeply influenced by his social and political circles in both Ireland and England, especially by the rise of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611491258
SKU
V9781611491258
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99-15
About Joseph McMinn
Joseph McMinn is professor of Anglo-Irish Studies at the University of Ulster.
Reviews for Jonathan Swift and the Arts
McMinn (Anglo-Irish studies, U. of Ulster, Ireland) challenges the view held b Jonathan Swift's biographer, Irvin Ehrenpreis, that Swift ignored most artistic and cultural activities outside literature, and argues that although he was no lover of the arts, he was engaged with artistic activities in Ireland and England in the areas of music, gardening, theater, architecture, and painting, demonstrating how ... Read more