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Ann Kelly's provocative book breaks the mold of Swift studies.
20th-century scholars have tended to assess Jonathan Swift as a
pillar of the 18th-century "republic of letters," a conservative,
even reactionary voice upholding classical values against the
welling tide of popularization in literature. Kelly's Swift is
instead a practical exponent of the popular and impresario 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 popular print media, the commodification of the author, culture
formation, and modern myth making, this book opens new ground in
our understanding of one of the greatest English writers.
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