Synopsis
Jonathan Swift was a man of contradictions: a man who satirized the powerful but aspired to political greatness, who mocked men's vanity but held himself in high esteem, a religious moralizer famed for his malice - a man sharply aware of humanity's flaws, but no less susceptible to them. As with his acclaimed biography of John Donne, John Stubbs paints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary man and a turbulent period of English and Irish history. Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/186909/jonathan-swift/#WuiFrzoYARKvrwjI.99
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John Stubbs studied English at Oxford and Renaissance literature at Cambridge, where he completed a doctorate. His book John Donne was awarded the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award and was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award. John lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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“Stubbs’s in-depth analysis of the vast cultural impact of Swift’s many works is impressive, as are his portraits of Swift’s literary acquaintances... This astute portrait of a complicated man who wanted to defend his homeland...is truly masterful. A rich and sweeping story superbly told.”
- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Vivid...exacting and thought-provoking... Stubbs excels at showing how Swift became ‘the most notorious writer of his day.’”
- Publishers Weekly
“One of the many virtues of John Stubb’s compendious, deeply researched and absorbing biography is that it illuminates the events not just of Swift’s life but of the world before and around him....In this superb biography, Stubbs succeeds in enabling us to understand the complexities and character of this greatest of writers.”
- The Times
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