A Tale of a Tub
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A Tale of a Tub

  1. 152 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A Tale of a Tub

About this book

The first major work of Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub is a prose parody divided into sections examining the morals and ethics of the English. It presents a satire of religious excess, a commentary on the interconnection of politics and religion in England during the 17th century.

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Information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9780231901581
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780231877343
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers
  3. The Bookseller to the Reader
  4. The Epistle Dedicatory to His Royal Highness Prince Posterity
  5. Preface
  6. Section I. Introduction
  7. Section II. A Tale of a Tub
  8. Section III. A Digression Concerning Criticks
  9. Section IV. A Tale of a Tub
  10. Section V. A Digression in the Modern Kind
  11. Section VI. A Tale of a Tub
  12. Section VII. A Digression in Praise of Digressions
  13. Section VIII. A Tale of a Tub
  14. Section IX. A Digression Concerning the Original, the Use, and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth
  15. Section X. A Digression the Author’s Compliment to the Readers, &c
  16. Section XI. A Tale of a Tub
  17. The Conclusion

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