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B.W. Huebsch, inc.
Language
English
Pages
225

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Subjects
Ancients and moderns, Quarrel of., Classical and modern, Classical literature, Comparative Literature, Criticism, History, Intellectual life, Modern and classical, Quarrel of Ancients and moderns
People
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Places
Great Britain
Times
17th century

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Cover of: The Battle Of The Books, In Its Historical Setting
The Battle Of The Books, In Its Historical Setting
July 25, 2007, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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The Battle Of The Books, In Its Historical Setting
April 10, 2007, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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The battle of the books in its historical setting.
1969, Biblo and Tannen
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The battle of the books in its historical setting
1920, B. W. Huebsch
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The battle of the books in its historical setting
1920, B.W. Huebsch, inc.
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Table of Contents

Introduction.
Introductory chapter: The attitude toward the classical authors during the mediaeval period. Italian humanism. Humanism beyond the Alps. Montaigne.
The scientific phase: Francis Bacon. Galileo. Descartes. Thomas Hobbes.
The literary phase: Contrast between the thought environment of the seventeenth century and our own. Sir William Temple's Essay upon ancient and modern learning. William Wotton's Reflections. Richard Bentley's Dissertation. Jonathan Swift's Tale of a tub and The battle of the books. The French point of view as compared with the English. Charles Perrault. Fontenlle. Conclusion.

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Bibliography: p. 219-225.
Published also as thesis (Ph. D.) Columbia university, 1921.

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PN883 .B8 1920a

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Pagination
x p., 2 l., 3-225 p.
Number of pages
225

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OL6633488M
LCCN
21005947
OCLC/WorldCat
4645574

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