Literary Relics: Containing Original Letters from King Charles Ii., King James Ii., the Queen of Bohemia, Swift, Berkeley, Addison, Steele, Congreve, the Duke of Ormond, and Bishop Rundle. to Which Is Prefixed, an Inquiry Into the Life of Dean Swift

George Monck Berkeley

ISBN 10: 0461717344 / ISBN 13: 9780461717341

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2020

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• Title: Literary Relics: Containing Original Letters from King Charles Ii., King James Ii., the Queen of Bohemia, Swift, Berkeley, Addison, Steele, Congreve, the Duke of Ormond, and Bishop Rundle. to Which Is Prefixed, an Inquiry Into the Life of Dean Swift
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461717344
• ISBN 13: 9780461717341
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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Literary Relics: Containing Original Letters From King Charles II., King James II., The Queen Of Bohemia, Swift, Berkeley, Addison, Steele, Congreve, The Duke Of Ormond, And Bishop Rundle. To Which Is Prefixed, An Inquiry Into The Life Of Dean Swift. It assembles royal letters and correspondence among celebrated figures of 17th- and 18th-century Britain and Ireland, followed by George Monck Berkeley’s prefatory inquiry into the life of Dean Swift. The collection juxtaposes authentic-looking letters—royal missives to Montrose, and letters by Swift, Berkeley, Addison, Steele, Congreve, and others—with extensive extracts from Swift’s private correspondence (to Varina, Stella, and Mrs. Whiteway) and biographical commentary. The Preface surveys Swift’s biographers (Orrery, Hawkesworth, Johnson, Sheridan) and defends a nuanced portrait of Swift’s benevolence, piety, and complexity, including his treatment of Stella and Vanessa. The book thereby offers a panoramic portrait of Restoration and early 18th-century literary networks, politics, religion, and epistolary culture across Britain and Ireland.