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The Battle of the Books, and Other Short Pieces (Esprios Classics), Paperback / softback Book

The Battle of the Books, and Other Short Pieces (Esprios Classics) Paperback / softback

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"The Battle of the Books" is the name of a short satire written by Jonathan Swift and published as part of the prolegomena to his A Tale of a Tub in 1704.

It depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St James's Palace at the time of the writing), as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, "The Battle of the Books" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns.

It is one of his earliest well-known works.

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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:146 pages
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  • ISBN:9781006834189
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  • Out of stock

  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:146 pages
  • Publisher:Blurb
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9781006834189