Swift and science: the satire, politics and theology of natural knowledge, 1690-1730
Auteur :
Lynall, G.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780230343641
Date de publication :
22 mai 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
It is thought that Swift was opposed to the new science that heralded the beginning of the modern age, but this book interrogates that assumption, tracing the theological, political, and socio-cultural resonances of scientific knowledge in the early eighteenth century, and considering what they can reveal about Swift's imagination.