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050	0	0	_aPR3726 _b.G57 1999
082	0	0	_a92 SWI
100	1		_aGlendinning, Victoria
245	1	0	_aJonathan Swift _b: a portrait _c/ Victoria Glendinning.
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Henry Holt _c, 1999.
300			_axii, 324 p., [8] p. of plates _b: ill. _c; 25 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: London : Hutchinson, 1998.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-311) and index.
520			_aA study of the Irish author and clergyman (1667-1745), this latest work by British literary biographer Glendinning is distinguished from more detailed biographies of Swift by its being more a written portrait than a chronicle. Glendinning examines various aspects of his life, times, and works for the purpose of trying to discover Swift's true character and how his traits, such as pride, illuminate his relationships with others and the way he viewed humankind. Chapters are devoted to Swift's complex relations with "Stella" and "Vanessa," his preoccupation with bodily functions, his religious and political views, and speculations on his parentage and whether he was married to Esther Johnson. By the end of this study, we begin to understand the author of Gulliver's Travels, and though we may not like Swift, we do respect his mind and character.
600	1	0	_aSwift, Jonathan _d, 1667-1745
650			_aAuthors, Irish _y-18th Century _v--Biography
942			_cMO
999			_c270985 _d270985