Jonathan Swift in print and manuscript / Stephen Karian.

"The study of Jonathan Swift's works has most often focused on print publication, with less scholarly attention devoted to manuscript circulation. Based on extensive research into the manuscript versions of Swift's poetry, Stephen Karian's analysis breaks new ground in suggesting new ways of interpr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Karian, Stephen E.
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Swift, Jonathan, > 1667-1745 > Poetic works. Swift, Jonathan, > 1667-1745 > Manuscripts. Swift, Jonathan, > 1667-1745. Publishers. Authors and publishers > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Authors and readers > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Transmission of texts > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Physical Description:	x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Swift's Career in Print and Manuscript: 1. Print publication; 2. Manuscript circulation through 1714; 3. Manuscript circulation after 1714; Part II. Print and Manuscript in Three Late Poems: 4. Censorship and revision in 'On Poetry: A Rapsody'; 5. The texts and contexts of 'The Legion Club'; 6. The authorial strategies and material texts of 'Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.