János Barcsák, Márta Pellérdi

English literature 1660-1900

Life and Career

Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland, but into an English family. His ancestors had had some eminence in England but his grandfather was ruined in the English Civil War, fighting on the Royalist side against Cromwell and losing thus all his property. Since he unfortunately died before the Restoration, the family missed the restitution and his sons – among them Swift’s impoverished father – emigrated to Ireland in the hope of finding a better living there. However, Swift’s father also died prematurely, seven months before the birth of his second child and only son, Jonathan, and thus the family found themselves in difficult circumstances once again. Soon after the birth of her son, therefore, Swift’s mother was forced to go to England, leaving the care of the future writer to his uncle, Godwin Swift.

Tartalomjegyzék

Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2018

ISBN: 978 963 454 261 2

Irodalom PPKE BTK jegyzetek

A history of the English literature is presented here, with a scope on the years 1660 to 1900. The book is written in three main parts; beginning with the Restoration Period of the 17th century, followed by the first, and second halves of the 18th century. Thus, a sequential development of literary genres is presented, with explorations of the key figures and texts which drove these. The book also synthesises the historical, cultural and sociological background which gave rise to this literature, and allows the reader to effectively contextualise these.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/barcsak-pellerdi-english-literature-1660-1900//

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