• Battle of the Books, The by Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)

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Battle of the Books, The by Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)

By: Mentor New York
  • Summary

  • "The Battle of the Books" depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St James's Palace at the time of the writing), as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, "The Battle of the Books" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. It is one of his earliest well-known works. (Wikipedia)
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  • Thoughts on various subjects
    24 mins
  • Hints towards and essay on conversation
    26 mins
  • An argument to prove that the abolishing...
    39 mins

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