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This series gathers together a body of critical sources on major
figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses
to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for
themselves, for example, comments on early performances of
Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane
Austen's novels. The selected sources range from important essays
in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion,
and documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant
pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order
to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation. Each
volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a
selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects.
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical
sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents
contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and
researchers to read the material themselves.
Presents a fresh account of the life history and creative
imagination of Jonathan Swift Classic satires such as Gulliver’s
Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Tale of a Tub express radical
positions, yet were written by the most conservative of men.
Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin and spent most of his life in
Ireland, never traveling outside the British Isles. An Anglo-Irish
Protestant clergyman, he was a major political and religious figure
whose career was primarily clerical, not literary. Although much is
known about Swift, in many ways he remains an enigma. He was
admired as an Irish patriot yet was contemptuous of the Irish. He
was both secretive and self-dramatizing. His talent for friendship
was matched by his skill for making enemies. He hated the English
but yearned to live in England. The Life of Jonathan Swift explores
the writing life and personal history of the foremost satirist in
the English language. Accessible and engaging, this critical
biography brings Swift’s writing and creative sensibility into
the narrative of his life. Author Thomas Lockwood provides the
historical and modern critical context of Swift’s prose satires
and poetry, as well as his political journalism, essays,
manuscripts, and personal correspondence. Throughout the book,
biographically contextualized descriptions of Swift’s most famous
works help readers better understand both the writing and the
writer. Provides critical profiles of Gulliver’s Travels, An
Argument Against Abolishing Christianity, Drapier’s Letters, and
Swift’s other famous works Offers insights into Swift’s
relationships with Esther Johnson, “Stella,” and Esther
Vanhomrigh, “Vanessa” Highlights Swift’s poetry and how verse
writing was a vital part of his creative being Summarizes and
contextualizes lesser-known works such as The Conduct of the Allies
Addresses the historic critical bias against comedy or satire as
inferior forms of art, both in Swift’s lifetime and the present
The Life of Jonathan Swift is an essential resource for general
readers of literature and literary biography, university
instructors and researchers, and undergraduate students taking
courses in English literature.
The management of design has emerged as central to the operational
and strategic options of any successful organization. The Handbook
of Design Management presents a state-of-the-art overview of the
subject - its methodologies, current debates, history and future.
The Handbook covers the breadth of principles, methods and
practices that shape design management across the different design
disciplines. These theories and practices extend from the
operational to the strategic, from the product to the organization.
Bringing together leading international scholars, the Handbook
provides a guide to the latest research in the field. It also
documents the shifts that have been taking place both in management
and in design which have highlighted the value of design thinking
and design education to organizations. Presenting the first
systematic overview of the subject - and offering a wide range of
examples, insights and analysis - the Handbook is an invaluable
resource for researchers and students in design and management, as
well as for design practitioners and professional managers.
The management of design has emerged as central to the operational
and strategic options of any successful organization. The Handbook
of Design Management presents a state-of-the-art overview of the
subject - its methodologies, current debates, history and future.
The Handbook covers the breadth of principles, methods and
practices that shape design management across the different design
disciplines. These theories and practices extend from the
operational to the strategic, from the product to the organization.
Bringing together leading international scholars, the Handbook
provides a guide to the latest research in the field. It also
documents the shifts that have been taking place both in management
and in design which have highlighted the value of design thinking
and design education to organizations. Presenting the first
systematic overview of the subject - and offering a wide range of
examples, insights and analysis - the Handbook is an invaluable
resource for researchers and students in design and management, as
well as for design practitioners and professional managers.
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