Jonathan Swift and the Arts

by Joseph McMinn

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 toward 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611491258
• ISBN13: 9781611491258
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"