Jonathan Swift and Popular Culture Myth, Media and the Man : Myth, Media, and the Man
2016
Online
E-Book
Zugriff:
Ann Kelly's provocative book breaks the mold of Swift studies. Twentieth century Swift scholars have tended to assess Jonathan Swift as a pillar of the eighteenth-century'republic of letter', a conservative, even reactionary voice upholding classical values against the welling tide of popularization in literature. Kelly looks at Swift instead as a practical exponent of the popular and impressario of the literary image. She argues that Swift turned his back on the elite to write for a popular audience, and that he annexed scandals to his fictionalized print alter ego, creating a continual demand for works by or about this self-mythologized figure. A fascinating look at print culture, the commodification of the author, and the history of popular culture, this book should provoke lots of discussion.
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Jonathan Swift and Popular Culture Myth, Media and the Man : Myth, Media, and the Man
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Kelly, A. |
Veröffentlichung: | 2016 |
Medientyp: | E-Book |
ISBN: | 978-0-312-23959-6 (print) ; 978-1-137-08264-0 (electronic) |
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