Jonathan Swift

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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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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