Bücher von Howard Erskine-Hill

When Parliament met and the Habeas Corpus Act was suspended, he used show trials, decided by votes along party lines and depending on forged evidence, to curb the Tory party, to reuinted the Whig party and to consolidate his hold on power.

This is a critical introduction that gives a fresh and impartial account of the world-famous satire. It explores the historical and literary backgrounds, Swift's narrative and stylistic art and discusses the the relation of the four parts of the Travels to one another.