Jonathan Swift and the Church of Ireland, 1710-1724 by Christopher J. Fauske - Jan 2002

Irish Academic Press, 2002. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library. Aside from library matter, this is a pristine copy that appears unread. 192 pages. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon.

Irish Academic Pr, 2002-04. Hardcover. Good.

Dublin : Irish Academic Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong Physical description: 192p.; 24cm. Notes: Bibliography: p177-186. Contents: Prologue: 'The teasing particularity of Swift's ironies': reflections on the Dean -- 'Putting the world in order': when Jonathan Swift met his destiny -- 'We were in danger to be over-run': the church's plea -- 'I had no ill-designs': the Dean and his church -- 'Vertue in this deluded people': who will save the Irish? -- 'A bubble ... sufficient to do our business': the economy of a province -- 'The struggle for control of rents': the Commons takes on the church -- Epilogue: 'The vandals of the present age': the Dean's ironic legacy.Subjects: Swift, Jonathan 1667-1745 Religion. Church of Ireland Clergy; Biography. Authors, Irish 18th century; Biography.Clergy Ireland; Biography.… Read More