Swift, the Book, and the Irish Financial Revolution : Satire and Sovereignty in Colonial Ireland /

In the 1700s, not all revolutions involved combat. Jonathan Swift, proving the pen is mightier than the sword, wrote scathing satires of England and, by so doing, fostered a growing sense of Irishness among the people who lived on the large island to the left of London. This sense of Irish nationali...

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Main Author:	Moore, Sean D.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Swift, Jonathan, > 1667-1745 > Criticism and interpretation. Book industries and trade > Ireland > History. National characteristics, Irish. English literature > Irish authors > History and criticism. Satire, English > History and criticism. Ireland > Economic conditions. Ireland > History > Autonomy and independence movements. Electronic books.
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