The Tale of a Tub, a short book, was written by Swift to satirise and parody the poor quality and standard of writing at the beginning of the eighteenth century, religion in its diverse forms, with particular criticism of the more extremist Protestant groups of the time/5(42). 8 rows · · Swift, Jonathan, Editor: Morley, Henry, Title: A Tale of a Tub Language: Author: Swift, Jonathan, A Tale of a Tub, prose satire by Jonathan Swift, written between and , published anonymously in , and expanded in Regarded as his first major work, it comprises three related sketches: the “Tale” itself, an energetic defense of literature and religion against zealous pedantry; “The Battle of the Books,” a witty addition to the scholarly debate about the relative merits of ancient versus .
Jonathan Swift's Tale of the Tub is a brilliant failure. It is a prose satire intended as a defence of the Anglican church, but it was widely interpreted by contemporary readers as an attack on all religion. At the time of writing it, Swift was a junior Anglican clergyman hoping for substantial preferment in the Church. A Tale of a Tub is certainly Swift's least classifiable work. He's best known, of course, for Gulliver's Travels. This work was mostly written at the very start of his career, when he hadn't yet totally hardened into his later misanthropy, and it has all the demented exuberance of a great writer in his mids finding a voice. A Tale of a Tub. Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. was the first major work written by Jonathan Swift, arguably his most difficult satire and perhaps his most masterly [opinion].The Tale is a prose parody divided into sections each delving into the morals and ethics of the English. Composed between and , it was eventually published in
Swift, Jonathan, Editor: Morley, Henry, Title: A Tale of a Tub Language. The Tale of a Tub, a short book, was written by Swift to satirise and parody the poor quality and standard of writing at the beginning of the eighteenth century, religion in its diverse forms, with particular criticism of the more extremist Protestant groups of the time. Jonathan Swift wrote A Tale of a Tub (published in ) not only to expound upon the hypocrisy of religion in early 18th century England, but to explore ideas about critics, oration, ancient and modern philosophies, digressions, and the nature of writing itself. These themes are all underscored with a satirical tone that takes religion, authors, and critics to task.
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