Jonathan Swift’s Allies. The Wood’s Halfpence Controversy in Ireland, 1724–1725. Second revised and augmented edition

Título:
Jonathan Swift’s Allies. The Wood’s Halfpence Controversy in Ireland, 1724–1725. Second revised and augmented edition
Autor:
Baltes-Ellermann, Sabine
Materia:
English Language and Literatures; European; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Editor:
Peter Lang
Descripción:
Jonathan Swift was not alone when he published the «Drapier’s Letters» in protest against a coinage patent granted to the English manufacturer William Wood. This annotated edition contains more than 100 pamphlets, public declarations, poems, and songs, which denounced the project as a threat to Ireland’s financial security and economic well-being.
Identificadores:
E-ISBN: 9783653071320
Colección:
Peter Lang