Summary
Carl Van Doren’s biography of Jonathan Swift focuses on the clash between Swift’s proud nature and the poverty and dependence that shaped his early life. It traces the Irish branch of the Swift family, its mixed fortunes and connections, and the circumstances of Swift’s birth in Dublin in 1667. The book also presents Swift as a writer of severe intelligence, marked by cold reason, bitterness, and an enduring sense of injury.
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