Jonathan Swift and the Millennium of Madness
Author | : Kenneth Craven |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 1992-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004246799 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004246797 |
Rating | : 4/5 (797 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Jonathan Swift and the Millennium of Madness by : Kenneth Craven
Download or read book Jonathan Swift and the Millennium of Madness written by Kenneth Craven and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This provocative new view of intellectual history probes the scientific millenarian myth directing twentieth-century learning. Craven's interdisciplinary findings reveal Swift's dismembering of the consolidated legacy of Paracelsus, Bacon, Milton, Newton, Locke, Toland, and Shaftesbury.