Jonathan Swift by David Nokes
Presents a portrait of Swift in author's multifarious roles as satirist, politician, churchman and friend. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, this book seeks in particular to re-establish a proper balance between Swift's public and private lives.
David Nokes was for many years a professor of English Literature at King's College London, where he taught eighteenth-century literature and pioneered the Creative Writing course. His books include Jonathan Swift, A Hypocrite Reversed, which won the James Tait Black Memorial prize in 1985, and biographies of John Gay (1995), Jane Austen (1997) and Samuel Johnson (2009). His adaptation of Clarissa for BBC TV was nominated for a Bafta award in 1991. David Nokes died in 2009.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571317615 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571317618 |
| Title | Jonathan Swift |
| Author | David Nokes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year published | 2014-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 456 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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