Jonathan Swift
In this collection, you can find a wealth of material by or relating to Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745). Listen to the talks by Dr Abigail Williams, read the ebooks and essays to learn more about Swift and his work.
Read the essays:
Jonathan Swift and 'A Tale of a Tub' and Jonathan Swift and 'Gulliver's Travels', distilled from a lecture series on Jonathan Swift given by Dr. Abigail Williams of the University of Oxford and adapted for the Great Writers Inspire project by Kate O'Connor. You may also want to explore the essays about The World of Writing in the 18th Century and High and Low Culture and the resources associated with them.
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| # | Resource Title | Description | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | The Battle of the Books and Other Short Pieces | ||
| 22 | Hearing Eighteenth-Century Occasional Poetry by and about Women: Swift and Barbauld | An article by Elizabeth Kraft (The University of Georgia) in… | |
| 23 | Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing | Dr Abigail Williams gives a talk on Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing | Abigail Williams |
| 24 | Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing | Dr Abigail Williams gives a talk on Jonathan Swift and the Art of Undressing | Abigail Williams |
| 25 | Swirls and secrets: the mysteries of Jonathan Swift's love letters | In Swift's letters to his adored Stella, we see an elaborate combination of language and code to… | Abigail Williams |
| 26 | Swirls and secrets: the mysteries of Jonathan Swift's love letters | In Swift's letters to his adored Stella, we see an elaborate combination of language and code to… | Abigail Williams |