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A Tale of a Tub

Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1930

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The first major work of Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub is a prose parody divided into sections examining the morals and ethics of the English. It presents a satire of religious excess, a commentary on the interconnection of politics and religion in England during the 17th century.

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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Foreword

    IX
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    To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers

    XXI
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    The Bookseller to the Reader

    XXV
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    The Epistle Dedicatory to His Royal Highness Prince Posterity

    XXVII
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    Preface

    XXXIII
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    Section I. Introduction

    1
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    Section II. A Tale of a Tub

    12
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    Section III. A Digression Concerning Criticks

    25
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    Section IV. A Tale of a Tub

    34
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    Section V. A Digression in the Modern Kind

    46
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    Section VI. A Tale of a Tub

    53
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    Section VII. A Digression in Praise of Digressions

    60
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    Section VIII. A Tale of a Tub

    65
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    Section IX. A Digression Concerning the Original, the Use, and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth

    72
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    Section X. A Digression the Author’s Compliment to the Readers, &c

    85
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    Section XI. A Tale of a Tub

    91
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    The Conclusion

    103
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https://doi.org/10.7312/swif90158
eBook ISBN: 9780231877343
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