Swift and Science
Author | : G. Lynall |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2012-05-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137016966 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137016965 |
Rating | : 4/5 (965 Downloads) |
Download or read book Swift and Science written by G. Lynall and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is thought that Swift was opposed to the new science that heralded the beginning of the modern age, but this book interrogates that assumption, tracing the theological, political, and socio-cultural resonances of scientific knowledge in the early eighteenth century, and considering what they can reveal about Swift's imagination.